Thursday, 23rd September 2021
Another sunny and warm day (21C), but, with a stiff breeze.
After two consecutive days of cycling, the troops prefer a bit of walking.
A shopping trip to Loddon, for milk and bananas.
After lunch, we walk along the marked footpath (Wherryman's Way) alongside Gale Cruisers. I tried to find information, on the internet, about the route, but, it would appear there are dozens of marked walks throughout Norfolk, call Wherryman's Way.
A very pleasant walk, first by the river, then through pleasant countryside.
We also find yet another Church (All Saints) within a short walk from the site.We return to the site to find we have a new neighbour, who is busy trying to erect his air-awning, without the benefit of a pump.
I loan him my Ring electric pump, but, without the correct adaptors (which he does not have either), there is little success.
Another bright and sunny day, 21C. However, there is a stiff breeze, blowing from the South-West.
We have a leisurely morning, and do not set off on our cycle ride until almost 11:00.
We are off to Bungay (where do they get these names from?, Anglo-Saxon apparently).
According to my calculations it is going to be. a round trip of about 18 miles, as usual, I round this down a bit, to 14 miles, before releasing the information to "the troops".
The initial part of the route is NCN 1, as we did on Monday, but, unfortunately, I am too optimistic about my navigation skills / memory, and do not bother to load the route into the Garmin.
Needless to say, this is a mistake, and, we (well I) go wrong at a particular cross roads, adding quite a detour to our ride.
The good news is, I manage to get us bag "on track".
The bad news is, by the time we get to Bungay, we have covered almost 11 miles, thus implying a total trip of 22 miles.
A picnic lunch, plus a trip to a coffee shop for coffee and cake only partly mitigates my error.
The return journey goes without a hitch, and the total turns out to be 19.4, still a bit more than 14. This us at approximately 17 miles, the smile has returned, just.
