Anyone for Ice Cream?

For anyone in York who would like an ice cream, there is plenty of choice, with numerous retail outlets, and ice cream vans touring around housing estates, but here we have a new addition to the range of choices - an ice cream boat!

Moored in the shade of trees close to the Millennium Bridge, with a number of seats on the river bank, this must be a welcome sight for those passing.

The superstructure is a road vehicle body which had been transferred to the boat. The road registration plate is still visible on the rear of the superstructure. It certainly seemed popular and was attracting business as I passed along the opposite bank of the river.

The only disappointment would be getting an ice cream rather smaller than the one on the bow of the boat!

Ian

[Graham Thresher]

A lovely shot with nice reflections.

[Molly]

Never seen ice cream sold from a boat before: an attractive shot.

[Bob]

This is a new one for me. Nice find! Cool idea for selling ice cream.

[Cathrine Mitchell]

LOL, I know what you mean it looks so good. Great find and capture.

[Cathrine Mitchell]

@k1w1 on our next trip for ice cream!! Let's go!!

[Therese]

This is so awesome... it's probably a good thing we don't have one of these here... I'd be stone broke!!! ;)

[K1W1]

Oh I really need to go here :)

[helen]

Great capture, well found!

[Pyrrhula]

Just order a ¼ gallon/1ltr. of icecream. Lovely boat for the selling . A great found and capture

[Tony]

Fantastic fun capture, novel idea and nicely spotted.

[Nick]

Great find! Will have to look out for this!

[Loopy-Lou]

Great capture, that's a fab idea of selling ice cream. Unique and different.

[bkb in the city]

What a cool idea

[Cathie]

This is so adorable! How could a person resist??

[Jacqui Paterson]

Fav. Awesome shot. What a cool idea!

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg

Thank you Graham, glad you like it!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin

Thank you Molly - I thought it was a very novel idea!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob - I think someone quite creative came up with the idea for this boat!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@cathrinemitch

Thank you Cathrine - it seemed very popular on what was a hot day!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid

Thank you Therese - it's probably as well that I was on the opposite side of the river!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@k1w1

Thank you Christine - it's a great source of ice cream and their seats on the riverbank are pleasantly sheltered by the trees!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@shweetheart

Thank you Helen - I thought it was quite a novelty!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry - I could have spent all afternoon there!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont

Thank you Tony - I think someone quite creative came up with the idea for this boat.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@nick689908

Thank you Nick - it's quite near the Millennium Bridge, at the Fulford side of the river.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bizziebeeme

Thank you Loopy-Lou - I think someone quite creative came up with the idea for this boat!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - definitely a cool idea on a hot day!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

Thank you Cathie - I thought it was a really novel idea!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@witchyjacq

Thank you Jacqui, and thank you for the fav! - I thought it was a very creative idea for a boat!

Ian

[Debra Hall]

the ice cream man is our nemesis as he often wakes up J when he is on shifts with his Popeye the Sailor man chime. Should send him away on one of these! Ha!

[Fisher Family]

@doodlerdeb

This too has chimes - not what you expect along the riverbank at all!

Ian

[Angela Tavan]

You've got me wondering: is this a real boat or a toy? beautiful shot! Love the colours!

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

So neat! I've never seen an ice cream boat

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Yes, that one on the bow would be great! But I would still want some! Even if smaller...

[Kathy A]

What a great idea, this is so cute.

[Fisher Family]

@angelat

Thank you Angela - this is a full size boat, not a toy. Someone has been very creative in converting it for it's new use!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@colie

Thank you Colie - it was a first for me too!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@espyetta

Thank you Mary Beth - it was certainly attracting attention, and quite a lot of people stopped to buy ice cream as they passed!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@kjarn

Thank you Kathy - it was quite an impressive conversion, and made an interesting subject!

Ian