This would be another weekend of walking in the countryside. What was supposed to be an easy train ride there ended up taking more time because of breakdowns. Or as they put it, they had a broke train on the tracks. While we waited we saw this couple with matching hair. I asked Lee if we should do that----a funny look and a "no" is what i got.
About an hour and a half late, we finally got to the town of North Walsham. From there we would walk to the town of Mundesley.
My granddaughter Seeger likes the color purple so this weekend we also took a lot of pictures of purple flowers.
After we got thru town we started on an old railroad track.
This would take us by some beautiful farmland.
And as the trip getting here seemed to be messed up, so was the trail. This was a detour we had to take. It turned out to be a nice bypass.
We had to go down a few lanes and were able to see some country homes.
This was a drainage ditch from some of the fields,
Leanne was able to get a quick picture of these swans and four of the young ones. As she got closer the male made a hissing noise, we moved back real fast.
We moved on down the drainage ditch, walking back to the old train bed.
Back on track, the trail was well maintained and this part was easy to follow.
We passed this gnarly looking tree with a lot of branches. Not sure what kind it was, i think it was of the gnarly variety
One of the railroad bed we were into the fields. We did see a lot of Poppy flower along the fence rows.
The fields were great to walk in, this section was mostly grain crops.
It was nice to walk thru the fields and not along the fence rows.
Coach was having a good time also. He did chase up a pheasant and kept looking for him the rest of the day.
This is one of the sign post we followed, sometime we have them and sometimes we don't. The arrows just happen to be purple.
Coach is now hunting for rabbits, we had to put the leash on him right after this picture.
We are starting to see a lot of stone houses.
and potato fields. I haven't stood in one for a long time.
In the UK they don't call them "yield" signs, there called "give way" signs.
Walked by a beautiful farm estate,
this was one of the barns for it. It's the largest thatch roof we have seen.
This area is known for it's Quiet lanes. Most are one lane roads that get very little traffic.
Our first look at purple flowers.
We have about 2 miles to hike before we get to Mundesley. This will be along the coast of North Sea.
We had hoped to walk near the water but there wasn't a way to get down. Falling off the cliff was not an option. Coach has his leash on in case he finds something to chase. He has a one track mind when he's chasing something, he would go right off the cliff.
As we got to town we were able to get close to the water. The view is better in person.
One of the town signs.
This park was along the coast, the "small" two story building is the Mundesley maritime museum.
http://www.mundesleymaritimemuseum.co.uk/
Near the museum is a monument for the men that died clearing the beaches of mines from WW II. The clearing of the minefield didn't start until 1953.
Below the park were a row of small buildings. These are rented by the locals to keep their beach stuff in.
More purple flowers,
and some not.
The town had a lot of stone houses
and fences.
They use the same size on stone when building a house or fence. The stones on the house in the background and the fence are about the size of a softball. The stones on the house with the windows are a little bigger than an egg.
I think to keep the kids busy a hundred years ago they said,
"go down to the water and pick up all the stones as big as an egg-----all done---now go get all of them that are as big as my hand."
Our hotel was made out of brick, they may have picked up all the stones.
This was a dog friendly hotel and after a long day of walking
Coach needed a place to rest.
As he rested we went to dinner and had the house special. One of the things they have for dinner in the UK is a carvery. This is a meal where you walk up to the chef and he carves you a piece of meat. We had a choice of beef, turkey, or gammon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gammon_(meat)
For dessert we had a berry crumble with warm custard. We both agreed it's the best dessert we ever had.
On Saturday we would do a circular walk that starts and ends at our hotel.
On the way were more purple flowers,
some with other colors along with purple
and of course poppies.
Dark purple roses
and light purple roses.
This is a field of turnips, we would pass a lot of them on this weekend. I had to read up on why there was so many fields of it. Instead of feeding it to humans it's fed to livestock. Maybe that is why beaf does not taste that good to us. We are used to corn fed and these are turnip fed.
Walking thru another field of grain.
Passing a house that is full of flowers, some with a few purple ones,
Another turnip field to walk thru.
More purple flowers.
Time for a break and maybe some food.
Taking a closer look we will just be having a beer.
Not a purple flower, but it is kinda purple.
Heading out of town we had a choice of two roads. As luck would have it we took the wrong one, it was a nice day for extra miles.
Passed another thatched roof barn, not as big as yesterday and not as well maintained.
Back into the fields, from grain crops
and turnips.
This was just a beautiful day of walking
thru the fields.
Heading into another turnip field.
More
purple
flowers. There did seem to be more of the purple flowers the last two days.
Getting back to Mundesley we passed this fence with an assortment of heads.
This is the town library, it must have been a school at one time. The brown sign left of the door says boys entrance.
The local church, i wonder if they had to gather stones for a penance.
Oh look, more purple flowers.
and more stone fences. There really was a lot of stones used in this town.
Did i mention all the purple flowers we saw.
Sunday was going to be an easy day for us. We would take the bus to the town of Overstrand and walk along the coast about 3 miles to Cromer.
On the way we would see more stone buildings.
A great view of the cliffs, we had just started and Coach saw a rabbit. After a few minutes of looking for him we put the leash on him and started walking.
We looked for a place that went down to the water, but could not find one.
We did pass a great looking golf course and got to watch a few guys tee off.
Being it's on the coast, it gets a lot of wind. This hole is a par 3. A foursome had just tee'd off and only one hit the green.
A better view of the course. It was a long up hill climb for us and the golfers. Most of the golfers were walking the course.
Back thru the ferns, looking for a way down the cliffs.
Finally found some steps, and a lot of steps it was.
If you wonder where all the stones from the houses and fences came from. There were stones the entire section we walked along.
Lots of stones.
Getting close to the town of Cromer, they also had the buildings to rent.
We make it to Cromer with time to spare, now where is that prosecco we packed.
Surfers waiting for the tide to come in---
Maybe we can find some ice cream.
Three days of walking, we need to do more of this.
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