Thursday, 10th September 2020.
The day starts cloudy, well, I say, the day starts, we didn't wake up until 09:15, after yesterdays, exertions, but by 11:00, just like yesterday, there is sunshine and 18C.
As a reward for all that pedalling yesterday, we treat ourselves to a lunchtime meal, and several drinks, at The Wheatsheaf.
Very enjoyable.
Followed by a lazy afternoon of book reading.
Friday, 11th September 2020
A sunny but cool start to the day.
We have a short cycle ride.
One of the things I have noticed, here in Norfolk, is an absence of place names, as you enter a village/town, and, to a certain extent, a lack of signposting on smaller roads.
From the internet, the story appears to be, that during World War 2, the threat of possible invasion prompted local people here to remove sign post, village names etc, to confuse the enemy.
All very understandable, at the time, but, the threat of invasion ended by 1944, it is now 2020, ie 76 years later, couldn't they have re-instated the signs?
The reason this is a problem is, I have involved myself in a childish "challenge" on the Cyclechat Cycling Forum, the object is to "bag" a photograph, of your bicycle, infront of a town/village sign until you have collected place names beginning A, B, C..... etc. The place names my be collected over an extended period, but, consecutive letters may only be collected on a single ride, ie, no collecting photographs and saving them until you get to that letter.
I started the challenge on the day we cycled to North Walsham, with this sign at (A)ldborough.
I should have been able to "bag" several more, since we also cycled through (B)radfield, (C)althorn, (C)olby, (C)ross Dale Street, but, none of these villages had name signs, although they are all big enough to appear on the map.
I was quite miffed by this, cycling over 31 miles, and only able to get one measly letter!
Today, I noticed there was a village nearby, beginning with "B", (B)odham, which would allow me to move on. Just to be on the safe side, I
checked online (Google Street View and Wikipedia) to ensure a suitable name board was present, before setting off.
Much to my surprise, Kathleen was game to go along with this silliness, so, a short (9 miles) ride out out today, braving the wind, allowed me to get a photograph of the name sign at Bodham.
Now for "C".
This could clearly become quite challenging when we get to "Q", or "X" or "Z" !
Payment made, £12/night, very reasonable, I think. I these Covid-19 times, payment by bank transfer requested. Not a problem, will we ever use Cash again?
Packing to leave (tomorrow) begins.......
Ken
ReplyDeleteTo help you complete your challenge...If you come across a village without a name board....just create
your own! All you need are a few sheets of A4 paper, marker pen and a decent thumb tack to attach it to the nearest tree or post. Then remember to take a photo before you are chased off by the local parish councillor or bobby !
Bill
I did actually think of doing that, could probably have enlisted Peter of Doug with their PhotoShop skills ;)
DeleteYeah...that would work! Just pose by your next (a)lphabetical village and the boys could create a name board alongside your smiling face! Could be the start of a following on Tripadvisor?
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