After starting out from Birmingham to Ely (Cambridgeshire), courtesy of the very kind people at Cross Country Trains, our journey in earnest from North Walsham train station at 6.15 pm on Thursday 1st July.
Day 1 - Banningham to Wells
Within the minutes we were in the wilds of Norfolk negotiating our route to the birth place of Jack Eastoe (AKA Granddad Jack). After an initial an spurt of five miles we arrived at the Church at Banningham. We were astounded to find not one but as many of five tombstones in the small grave yard bearing the name Eastoe. One of these has been confirmed as that of William Eastoe, one of my forebears. Very emotional.
We cycled through Norfolk landscape for approximately four hours before arriving at the first hedge of call, in Well-Next-the-Sea, as night fell on the coast. After a couple of pints of foaming nut brown ale, we hit the hay...
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