Thursday, 7th September 2023
Similar morning to yesterday, misty start, and 14c, by 09:00, the sun is beginning to burn off the mist, and 28c is promised.
The plan today is to have lunch at The Crown, Great Ellingham. Great Ellingham is only approximately three miles from Rocklands St Peter, not really enough for an interesting cycle ride.
Accordingly, We (well, I) decide to cycle to Great Ellingham via a circuitous route, with the intention of clocking up approximately 13-15 miles.
In the event, we have to endure 30c temperatures, we run out of drinking water, and, we do just over 17 miles before we arrive for lunch at The Crown, Great Ellingham.
There is a certain degree of complaining.
Lunch was very enjoyable, and, the waitress/barmaid was suitably impressed by two elderly cyclists who arrived for lunch, after 17+ miles, in 30c heat.
Friday, 8th September 2023
More cloud cover today, but, still hot at 28c, and, no breeze.
After yesterday's big cycling extravaganza, I decide against suggesting more cycling to Kathleen.
There are local walks listed in the site information hut.
We elect to do a walk which is listed as 4 miles.
This is already ambitious, given my foot/ankle/achilles tendon problems, and, the heat.
In the event, the four mile estimate is low (I did notice it had previously been listed at 8 miles, but, had been snowpaked out and amended to 4 miles. Well, we clocked up 6 miles.
This was not a wise decision, I can hardly walk this evening.
TV schedules are disrupted this evening, Rugby World Cup, if I were at home, I would be out with the boys. Instead, I have borrowed a selection of DVDs from the site information hut, hopefully, there will be something among them to keep us both amused.
At least the weather is good although the advance forecast is for rain (they have the best supercomputers to get the wrong answer more quickly?) The rugby is great, I'm really enjoying it.
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