Monthly Archives: October 2011

15 October. Hot, too hot, very sunny. Final AA walk of the adventure. Rochester and an advertised Pickwick Papers, Dickens walk. Some, but little of Dickens. Anti-climatic. Nice castle, small cathedral, and a good bridge. Missed the Soweto concert in … Continue reading →

14 October. Warm and sunny Returned the car and we are now on foot and train; arrived here on the high speed train from ST. Pancreas, excellent. A true ball of string here but first the pictures. We are staying … Continue reading →

13 October. Gray and white clouds, some drizzles Wicken Fen is the last preserved fen, or so we were told by the National Trust office when we again paid a fee to walk about. The fen was reserved for the … Continue reading →

12 October. Gray skies, rain held off until end of walks Wandering over to and around old hunstanton. Very different coastline as can seen in the included pictures. Formations and cliffs. Monument to Edmond, ninth century martyr done in by … Continue reading →

11October warm, rain threatening but …. Heading to the Norfolk coast we wandered Sandringham, royal home and current residence of the Queen. Alas we were not invited to tea, or anything else. The landscaped gardens, Victorian era, with lakes and … Continue reading →

10 Oct. Windy, more windy, dangerously windy at times Special dedication: Bobby missed a great walk, especially the food. Back to the coast, the Norfolk one this time. The Norfolk coastal path starts at the edge of the bird sanctuary, … Continue reading →

9 October warmer, windy, no rain A walk in the Wash, at the edge of the mudflats. Very flat. Apples apple apples. Each tree different, almost all with excellent non cultivated varieties, still firm and tart the way that they … Continue reading →

8 October. Intermittent rain Bobby joined us for this walk along two muddy rivers with mudflats, they all look the same. The route starts and ends in the historic district of Kings Lynn. After last evenings dinner we decided to … Continue reading →

7 October. Sunny, bright British autumn day Off to the medieval market town of Kings Lynn. Chartered by King John II, giver of the Magna Carta, also known earlier as John Lackland, it is rich in old buildings. The drive … Continue reading →

6 October. Wet, windy with patches of sunshine. Mostly food pictures follow. Today was our first rest day – no walk – and a very nice nap. Helmsley is another medieval market town, excellent church of just post Norman period, … Continue reading →