It's been fun folks...

So having just completed another live stream, this time off the east coast of England onboard the restored 1960's broads cruiser - Broad Ambition - it is time to hang up the leads and cameras for the last time.

The story began in February 2012 when I wondered if it would be possible to stream live from a boat as it cruised the rivers of the Norfolk Broads.  It worked and history was made.  Little did I know that would lead to other broadcasts since - culminating in the most ambitious which was to show the Queen's Diamond Jubilee from aboard Broad Ambition as she took part in the pageant along the River Thames.

 From new cameras, software and ever faster and better dongles to connect it all to the outside world via the Internet we tried to push boundaries and improve the experience for the viewers.  It was a blast, and one has to wonder if it was not for this happening would Norfolk Live (Inner Shed) have placed a webcam on one of the Broads Tours boats...?

 But it is a very time consuming, often rather stressful thing to plan for - take a great deal of things away each time (via public transport) and set up on different boats each time and often alone without the help of others - to then 'go live' commentate, interact, change camera views, select music and so on all whilst helming a boat takes its toll.

So, it was great while it lasted but I'm going to concentrate in the Captain's Blogs from now on and and be happy at all the footage and videos that were made possible from the live streaming, and know history was made when the first live broadcast went out - the first time such real time streaming using the mobile internet and webcams on a moving boat happened anywhere. 

 Thanks for those who came to see, chatted in the chat room and helped along the way. 

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