Sorry, another delayed blog!
Monday (25 October) we drove to Blickling Estate, a National Trust property, previously the home of Boleyn Family (i.e. Anne Boleyn the 2nd wife of Henry VIII), then headed to a garage in ‘Wells Next The Sea’, to get the Motorhome engine light checked out, however en route the engine light went out and, after a discussion with the garage, we were advised that if the light had gone out everything must be OK. Result!
We then headed to Burnham Deepdale to a campsite booked for 4 nights.
Tuesday, we walked to Brancaster Beach (and back), west along the North Norfolk Coastal path, a nice walk, mainly along a wooden boardwalk. Busy on the beach with families and their dogs, it was half term after all. On the way back, we had lunch at ‘The Crab Hut” lovely seafood baps.
Wednesday, we walked east along the coastal path to ‘Burnham Overy Staithe’ and back. It was a very windy day.
Thursday, we caught the bus back to ‘Burnham Overy Staithe’ and then walked further east to ‘Wells Next The Sea’ , on the North Norfolk Coastal path, but this time mainly on the beach, which was tough going. So, by the time we had got the ‘Wells’ we had definitely earned our fish and chip lunch from French’s, followed by an ice cream (in October!!). we got the bus back to the campsite.
At the Campsite that evening, there was a Star Gazing event with Mark Thompson (an astronomer off the telly), we had previously been unable to book the free tickets, but managed to get some on the day. So, after Mark being unable to hook his laptop up to a projector, the HDMI cable is always missing- we all walked out back on to the coast path, under a heavily cloudy sky, however as Mark started to talk, the clouds dispersed and we were able to see Jupiter, Saturn, the Milky Way and various constellations. An enjoyable and informative evening.
Friday morning, we left Deepdale campsite, which had really nice modern facilities including individual wet rooms with underfloor heating. We drove, including for the last couple of miles over some terrible bumpy country roads, to see friends, just outside Ely. (Thanks, you know who you are, thanks for a great weekend) – Friday evening was more eating, drinking and catching up.
Saturday, we had a quick trip into Ely, then helped out with harvesting and bagging lavender, whilst watching international horse eventing from the south of France, involving friends of friends. More eating and drinking ensued that evening, (Nic likes nothing
better than to be allowed to get stuck in , in someone else’s kitchen, and we even managed a bit of “Strictly” watching of the Halloween Special….Thank you J)
Sunday, we waited out a storm before leaving Ely, as we didn’t fancy driving the Motorhome in 55mph gusts. We drove to Tonbridge to see Nic’s brother and family.
Travurple 