Day 5. Wednesday, July 2 – Norwich to Sheringham, England
Thursday 3 July 2014
After changing our direction once again, we pushed away from the hotel just before nine, passing many more churches that “someone” has mentioned “someone” should stop taking pictures of….they do all look the same. Though we traveled on a “B” road, it was quite busy for about 15 miles. Breakfast was not included with our room, so we dropped in to a small village
for a coffee and breakfast sandwich. North Walsham is a charming village, like so many we have been traveling through.
Once out of town, we wound around on “quite lanes” laced with beautiful poppies.
Except for the occasional tractor and other riders,
it was truly quiet. Enjoyed fresh picked raspberries at a stand along the road;
then got our first glance of the North Sea.
Immediately, we notice the difference in building material used;
we know it as River Rock, but imagine this came from the sea.
Rode past a stunning golf course right on the sea and the Cromer Country Club; this is obviously an affluent town.
Cromer is also a tourist town, but they all seem to come in on buses; so while people are everywhere,
the streets are not packed with cars. We turned down a narrow road
to lead us to the sea
which was quite a way down from our vantage point.
We declined the steps down to the concrete pier and restaurant.
Today was a short day and we could not check in until two, so we found a nice pub with a beautiful garden
and enjoyed the rest. Five miles down the road we pulled into our wonderful B & B;
unexpectedly fabulous.
We had only done 33 miles, but were having camera/computer issues that needed to be worked out. This little town, though still on the sea, had a much more local flavor; which we tasted with a crab sandwich, no filler just crab meat on bread…..Wonderful. Of course, that little morsel only made us more hungry; which we managed to quench with one of our new favorite meals, sausage and mash.
The evening air had warmed, perfect time for ice cream, locally made and delicious.
On our stroll back to our B & B, we enjoyed a great chat with Jeff. Standing in the middle of the road, as the cars worked their way around us, we told stories and laughed out loud. A perfect ending to our day.