Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
New Years Day 2020, what a year!
In this video, I am back on the water in my homemade cedar strip canoe with my good buddy Ginge. We set off from Wayford Bridge and paddle south on the river Ant with supplies for a slap up lunch and a pile of dogs. Eventually, the River opens up into the impressive and stunning Barton Broad, the second largest of the Norfolk Broads and a wide and open expanse of water forming a haven for birds and other wildlife.
We find a quiet spot to stop amongst the trees and Ginge sets about rustling up bacon and sausage butties and tea cooked over charcoal. A delicious and well earned lunch - thanks Ginge!
After lunch we head back upstream, completing our paddle as the last glimpses of light fade - just in the nick of time.
I thoroughly enjoy being out on the water on New Years Day - there is just something about the tranquility, the sounds and the motion of the boat - perfect conditions to reflect on the past year and look forward to the exciting year ahead.
Thanks you all for your support over the past year and thank you for joining me today, out on the beautiful Norfolk Broads.
Happy New Year!
Links
OS Explorer Map - The Broads
ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/explorer-map-the-broads.html
Norfolk Broads Canoe and Kayak Guide by Steve Maloney
amazon.co.uk/Norfolk-Broads-Canoe-Kayak-Guide/dp/1906095531
Wayford Bridge Inn - Parking available (with permission and purchase of a voucher which you can spend when you get back!)
wayfordbridge.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAr8bwBRD4ARIsAHa4YyJl-MLdBqUhGw5uHxJpVRvsa808IuHyABYIas9ETRw9tgeMjMntoaQaApxEEALw_wcB
Merchandise
Simon, a bloke in the woods - Patch and Sticker
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Contact me at:
simonablokeinthewoods@gmail.com
Or by mail at:
Simon, a bloke in the woods
PO Box 384
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 9DB
UK
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Music Sugar Pines by Wes Hutchinson
New Years Day 2020, what a year!
In this video, I am back on the water in my homemade cedar strip canoe with my good buddy Ginge. We set off from Wayford Bridge and paddle south on the river Ant with supplies for a slap up lunch and a pile of dogs. Eventually, the River opens up into the impressive and stunning Barton Broad, the second largest of the Norfolk Broads and a wide and open expanse of water forming a haven for birds and other wildlife.
We find a quiet spot to stop amongst the trees and Ginge sets about rustling up bacon and sausage butties and tea cooked over charcoal. A delicious and well earned lunch - thanks Ginge!
After lunch we head back upstream, completing our paddle as the last glimpses of light fade - just in the nick of time.
I thoroughly enjoy being out on the water on New Years Day - there is just something about the tranquility, the sounds and the motion of the boat - perfect conditions to reflect on the past year and look forward to the exciting year ahead.
Thanks you all for your support over the past year and thank you for joining me today, out on the beautiful Norfolk Broads.
Happy New Year!
Links
OS Explorer Map - The Broads
ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/explorer-map-the-broads.html
Norfolk Broads Canoe and Kayak Guide by Steve Maloney
amazon.co.uk/Norfolk-Broads-Canoe-Kayak-Guide/dp/1906095531
Wayford Bridge Inn - Parking available (with permission and purchase of a voucher which you can spend when you get back!)
wayfordbridge.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAr8bwBRD4ARIsAHa4YyJl-MLdBqUhGw5uHxJpVRvsa808IuHyABYIas9ETRw9tgeMjMntoaQaApxEEALw_wcB
Merchandise
Simon, a bloke in the woods - Patch and Sticker
etsy.com/uk/shop/ablokeinthewoods?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
Contact me at:
simonablokeinthewoods@gmail.com
Or by mail at:
Simon, a bloke in the woods
PO Box 384
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 9DB
UK
Facebook Simon, a bloke in the woods
facebook.com/simon-a-bloke-in-the-woods-636523033219227/?ref=br_rs
Instagram simon_a_bloke_in_the_woods
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Music Sugar Pines by Wes Hutchinson
