Cloudy and cool this morning as Mick decided to take Lyn to Great Yarmouth, a seaside resort in east Norfolk which Mick heard about as a child but never went to.
We set the GPS (referred to as Sat Navs in the UK) and headed off. The road to Great Yarmouth is mostly dual carriageway so we were there in no time cruising along at 70+mph.
We arrived to patchy sun but the sea breeze was bloody freezing so Lyn donned her big coat for our walk along the sea shore. Parking cost us £3 for 4 hours on the sea front.
There weren't a lot of people about but some hardy souls donned their bathers, put up a wind break and got some rays. The sand was pretty good in parts but the view of wind turbines out to sea spoilt the view.
After taking in the arcades on the pier we had a coffee at a cute little cafe before walking through the market area free of traffic. Lyn managed to buy some more clothes and Mick bought a postcard for 20p. He then found 20p on the ground so he was very happy!
It became really cold on our way out of the shopping area so we decided to head towards home.
Lifeguard station on the beach (We know them as Surf Lifesavers). Note the flags just peeking over the sand. They weren't very busy.
Mick had noticed a sign advertising a car museum at Caister Castle which was almost on the way home so we decided to check it out. The Castle was built in 1432 and is one the earliest castles to be built in brick,
When we arrived we drove down the lovely drive to the kiosk. There we found that it cost £9.50 each for seniors to get in which Lyn wasn't too happy about but she felt better when there was a castle ruin to look at surrounded by a moat. Many of the castle walls had gone with just the outline in the grass but the tower still stood and Mick climbed the 112 steps to the top to take pictures,
The car museum had some nice examples of cars, motor bikes, mopeds and even a couple of steam engines.
There were some nice Rolls Royce cars some of which had been previously owned by a previous occupant of the castle.
Mick thought it was worth a visit particularly as it contained a nice example of a car of the type that his father once owned, a Morgan Super Sports with a JAP V twin engine. These cars were 3 wheelers and the single rear wheel was driven by chain. Mick's father used to tell him that he wore out the rear tyres very quickly.
Have to go now as Spring Watch is starting. Spring Watch is a brilliant wildlife program on the BBC. They have a large outside broadcast setup and have cameras around lots of nests and other areas so they can have intimate views of the goings on of the animals and birds. Many of the birds are raising chicks. Last night the Reed Warbler lost all it's young chicks to a Weasel which came and took them.
We set the GPS (referred to as Sat Navs in the UK) and headed off. The road to Great Yarmouth is mostly dual carriageway so we were there in no time cruising along at 70+mph.
We arrived to patchy sun but the sea breeze was bloody freezing so Lyn donned her big coat for our walk along the sea shore. Parking cost us £3 for 4 hours on the sea front.
There weren't a lot of people about but some hardy souls donned their bathers, put up a wind break and got some rays. The sand was pretty good in parts but the view of wind turbines out to sea spoilt the view.
After taking in the arcades on the pier we had a coffee at a cute little cafe before walking through the market area free of traffic. Lyn managed to buy some more clothes and Mick bought a postcard for 20p. He then found 20p on the ground so he was very happy!
It became really cold on our way out of the shopping area so we decided to head towards home.
UK beach goers
Don't you love the Windfarm out to sea? What a view.
Lifeguard station on the beach (We know them as Surf Lifesavers). Note the flags just peeking over the sand. They weren't very busy.
Mick had noticed a sign advertising a car museum at Caister Castle which was almost on the way home so we decided to check it out. The Castle was built in 1432 and is one the earliest castles to be built in brick,
When we arrived we drove down the lovely drive to the kiosk. There we found that it cost £9.50 each for seniors to get in which Lyn wasn't too happy about but she felt better when there was a castle ruin to look at surrounded by a moat. Many of the castle walls had gone with just the outline in the grass but the tower still stood and Mick climbed the 112 steps to the top to take pictures,
The car museum had some nice examples of cars, motor bikes, mopeds and even a couple of steam engines.
There were some nice Rolls Royce cars some of which had been previously owned by a previous occupant of the castle.
Mick thought it was worth a visit particularly as it contained a nice example of a car of the type that his father once owned, a Morgan Super Sports with a JAP V twin engine. These cars were 3 wheelers and the single rear wheel was driven by chain. Mick's father used to tell him that he wore out the rear tyres very quickly.
Have to go now as Spring Watch is starting. Spring Watch is a brilliant wildlife program on the BBC. They have a large outside broadcast setup and have cameras around lots of nests and other areas so they can have intimate views of the goings on of the animals and birds. Many of the birds are raising chicks. Last night the Reed Warbler lost all it's young chicks to a Weasel which came and took them.
The entry fee of 9.50 seems a trifle expensive to look at old ruins.
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