Charitable bike ride, to honour the memory of "Granddad Jack", who cycled from Norfolk to East Yorkshire amid abject rural poverty...


Sunday, 4 July 2010

The Trail... Day 2

Wells-Next-the-Sea to Long Sutton

A difficult day following a restless night (we were disturbed by wild boar and eagles that seem to have nested in my hedge). We set off from Wells and trekked on through the beautiful Norfolk villages towards the wash, eating some pigeon that we poached (always keep a knife in your pocket). A treacherous afternoon with the heat going to our heads - which lead to a few navigational errors - we now know how Laurence of Arabia felt (and why Cane got peeved with Abel).

Fortunately a local forager gave us very clear directions on how to cycle in a straight line (over "that stupid roundabout"), and after a venture across the wilderness... we finally arrived in the right Sutton.

Have you ever lodged in a room that any refugee would turn down - because we have (video post to follow)... needless to say, not the best nights sleep - no thanks to the endless, mindless "music" (highlights included boom boom punctuated with the occasional Sam Fox and Elaine Page blurting out from below) and big eared inbreds on motorcycles blasting past the window until 7 am... shall stick to a hedge in future.

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