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BEJl NEUENIIEIMEE.
3
I never knew exactly what they were until I vi-
sited tliem.
On the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk there are
a great number of small rivers, which communicate
with one another either naturally or artificial!}', and,
every now and then, these rivers open out into large
expanses of water, called 'Broads', but more often
they communicate with these Broads by means of
narrow channels, sometimes not more than twenty
yards in length, but at other times two or three
miles long.
These Broads are generally veiy shallow, some-
times not more than two or three feet deep, and
often not so much, and it is not a very unusual
sight to see an unwary j'acht stranded, and the crew
out in the boats pulling with all their strength. On
this account those Broads over which vessels are
obliged to sail, that is, which lie in the course of
the river, are supplied with stakes to mark out the
course; but when one is 'on pleasure bent', it is
much less enjoyable to keep to the straight path,
than to go round on dangerous ground — so it is
with pleasure-yachts on the Broads, consequently,
they very often find themselves fixtures. Some friends'
of mine had hired a pleasure-wherry for ten days,
and five of us started on Wednesday, Aug. 15 th, and
took possession of our temporary abode at Yarmouth.
These pleasure-wherries are very common on the
Broads during the summer; they are very much like
the barges you see on the Neckar, but instead of
holds for timber, etc., they are fitted with nice com-
fortable cabins, and have a mast, and good large
sail. Our wherry was named the 'Kate of Worstead',
and I think was as comfortable as any we saw.
We had to stay at Yarmouth that night for two
reasons — (1) because all the provisions were not
on board, and (2) because the tide was low and we
should have probably found ourselves landed on the
mud, as a yacht was, which did venture to start.
However we managed to pass the time in parading
Yarmouth, patronising a Switchback railway, which
we discovered, and finished up by going to the
Theatre.
BEJl NEUENIIEIMEE.
3
I never knew exactly what they were until I vi-
sited tliem.
On the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk there are
a great number of small rivers, which communicate
with one another either naturally or artificial!}', and,
every now and then, these rivers open out into large
expanses of water, called 'Broads', but more often
they communicate with these Broads by means of
narrow channels, sometimes not more than twenty
yards in length, but at other times two or three
miles long.
These Broads are generally veiy shallow, some-
times not more than two or three feet deep, and
often not so much, and it is not a very unusual
sight to see an unwary j'acht stranded, and the crew
out in the boats pulling with all their strength. On
this account those Broads over which vessels are
obliged to sail, that is, which lie in the course of
the river, are supplied with stakes to mark out the
course; but when one is 'on pleasure bent', it is
much less enjoyable to keep to the straight path,
than to go round on dangerous ground — so it is
with pleasure-yachts on the Broads, consequently,
they very often find themselves fixtures. Some friends'
of mine had hired a pleasure-wherry for ten days,
and five of us started on Wednesday, Aug. 15 th, and
took possession of our temporary abode at Yarmouth.
These pleasure-wherries are very common on the
Broads during the summer; they are very much like
the barges you see on the Neckar, but instead of
holds for timber, etc., they are fitted with nice com-
fortable cabins, and have a mast, and good large
sail. Our wherry was named the 'Kate of Worstead',
and I think was as comfortable as any we saw.
We had to stay at Yarmouth that night for two
reasons — (1) because all the provisions were not
on board, and (2) because the tide was low and we
should have probably found ourselves landed on the
mud, as a yacht was, which did venture to start.
However we managed to pass the time in parading
Yarmouth, patronising a Switchback railway, which
we discovered, and finished up by going to the
Theatre.