Monday 17th October

After Sandringham we headed for West Runton where there is another Camping and Caravan site. We travelled via Wells Next the Sea and hoped to stop there but it seems most Motorhome unfriendly and even had a car boot sale in the main car park so we kept on moving. We were very surprised at the large numbers of ‘twitchers’ that we passed along the roads, especially as we passed the numerous marshland sites.

Our site at West Runton was about a twenty minute walk out of the village, across open hillsides and the local golf course. We found a pub that did a Sunday roast which pleased Sue no end. We made sure that the walk we did on Sunday morning was such that we arrived back at the pub in time for lunch. Two roast beefs and pint of the local beer and a white wine ensured a relaxing and not too energetic afternoon back at More Time. We were entertained later in the day by some deer rutting in the woods surrounding the site, it seemed to go on for a long, long time but not something you hear every day.

At West Runton site

We left the site on Monday morning and drove towards our next destination at Kessingland, just south of Lowestoft. We stopped at Great Yarmouth on the – we were not impressed. It is not a town I would choose to return to.

Where we are now is right next to a zoo (Africa Alive) so you can imagine the sounds that come through the hedge from time to time. We also have the sounds of two huge wind turbines close by. I’m just glad we are not here when the wind is really strong. Norfolk and Suffolk seem into alternative energies in a big way, from a couple of offshore wind farms to a field or two of the biggest solar panels I have ever seen. All we need is a wave hub and we will have the set.

This afternoon we visited Southwold by bus. I had wanted to visit this coastal town as I had visited it about fifty years ago with my Grandparents (in their Austin 16). I found the house that their friend lived in at the time, it helped that it was right at the foot of the lighthouse which is situated in amongst the houses of the town. Despite the keen breeze we really enjoyed our visit there.

 Southwold Lighthouse - just as I remember it, end of house I went to just visible left of white garage doors