Hi all. I've just returned from a class trip out to the norfolk broads. It was such a fantastic day, I really have to tell you all about it. We hired out a boat for the day, and drove down the broads. We stopped at a pub for a coffee, and then later on we stopped and moored and had our picnic, then we went to a church and really, everything was brilliant. The company, the wildlife, the beautiful elegant houses built along the rivers edge. I even had a chance to drive the boat. well, it only had a maximum speed of five miles an hour. The moorhens and their chicks followed us in the boats wake, chasing us for food. The swans and the ducks and ducklings dove after us as well. The moorhens seemed to have some sort of odd thing going on.. as I drove, I tried to avoid them, but they seemed so intent on just going straight under the boat, that I stopped avoiding them and drove straight over them, and then they would bob out behind. I saw a kingfisher as well, it darted over the front of the boat while I was driving. I've never seen a kingfisher before, but as a kid, it was my favourite bird because it was so beautiful. Now I've actually seen one. I thought it was a sparrow at fist, til I saw its colours. That has totally made my day. We sunbathed, and we drank. We had brought food with us, but the teacher and another girl in the class had made really nice food... pasta, kous kous, salad, omlette with peppers and leeks. We went to this incredibly church, and everyone went up to the steeple to see the view. Except me. I hate spiral staircases, and there were two ladders as well. So i stayed firmly at ground level. I wouldn't have been able to get down otherwise.. I'm so scared of heights. two of our class lazed on the boat deck, in front f the steering wheel, as we drove back. I had to lift my head a bit to see past their bottoms in the windscreen. Now we've decided to hire out a boat for graduation, and drive down the broads again. Weather permitting. It was such a wonderful day, I'd taken three cameras, with about 36 shots between them left. Now they're all ready for developing. I wasn't sure about taking my expensive camera, worrying about it getting damaged or wet. But I'm glad I did now. I just can't wait to see the pictures. The only thing that irritated me was my hayfever, It started off today. While I was driving, of course. I never realised how lovely Norfolk can be. But what I have seen today... I've never seen such beauty like it. Scotland is stunning, but Norfolk... I now know why all those elderly relative and neighbours were telling me how lovely it is. Sorry theres no B+S content, but let a girl enjoy her high and tell you all about it. :) Idles ===== http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/corduroysmoke we're all smoking our corduroys in our secret little b+s club- what are you doing?? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+