Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Upton and Ranworth

The forecast was pretty good for today so with lunch packed and Hamish in the car we set off for Upton.  We stopped at the church on our way to the dyke …

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After parking the car we began the walk down the side of the dyke to the River Bure.  It was quite windy but the sun was out most of the time.  When we reached the end I sat Hamish on the bench.  The last time we were here Mike had sat in the same place – memories …

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Hamish was quite pleased to be going back …

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I don’t think there can be any yachts out on hire as the moorings were pretty full …

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Back on the road again and we made for Ranworth.  It was time for lunch and luckily there was a parking place for me on the Staithe   After I’d eaten we had a walk around the moorings and I fed the ducks while watching a group getting ready to go on a trip …

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After a quick look around the shop and another fridge magnet purchased (I’ll be needing an extra fridge for all my magnets!), we set off again heading for Woodbastwick.  I stopped outside the church for a photo or two …

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No more stops today so after carrying on through Wroxham and back to Ludham Bridge we arrived back at the site.  Unfortunately for one of the vans it had been just that bit too windy for the half-awning which had been blown off its poles and over the roof …

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Thankfully for them it didn’t rain or their chairs would have been soaked!

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