Sunday 8 June 2008

Coot Club / Big Six Country!

Sunshine at last!!!

We had a lazy start today so it was mid-morning before we left camp and set off for Wroxham. As all Coot Club fans know, this is where the story begins with Tom Dudgeon arriving at Wroxham Station …

Didn’t actually get on the station so just a sign to prove we were there!

On our way back we found a waterside walk that we’d never used before ...

and who should come and moor up but a couple with a Freeman who we’d met at Cockshoot Dyke last October …

After a chat we left them enjoying a drink in the sun and went to find Fineway Leisure on Riverside Road as we were hoping to book a day boat for tomorrow. No problem. We’re having an electric boat for four hours so we can go under Wroxham Bridge and up to Coltishall for lunch. Can’t wait! It was then back to the RV and off to Horning where the Dudgeons lived and Tom and his friends began their adventures. Unfortunately the car park was full – well it was Sunday and the sun was shining – so we carried on through the village and parked in the church car park for lunch. Suitably refreshed we took Hamish for a walk down to the Staithe where we found this lovely old sign on a gate …

and once at the river we watched a few boats go sailing by where the Titmouse would have sailed …


Walking back up I got this photo of St Benedict Church ...

It was now time to move on along the road Tom would have ridden on his bike and the nasty George Owdon would have used in the Big Six (I’m still a kid at heart!) and we managed to get a parking spot on the Staithe at Ludham Bridge.

Mike checked out the boats for sale and I had a wander around the shop. After a cuppa and a boat / people watch, we moved on to Potter Heigham – another place that featured in the stories.

We took Hamish for a walk down river and took this photo of the famous bridge …

It was then time to be making tracks back to the campsite but we stopped on the way to give the RV a quick hose down …

I got the blame for finding too many muddy tracks and making it filthy!

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