Sunday 28 August 2016

The beginning of the second week of our travels

Something went wrong with my last post, I kept losing bits, photos were appearing in the wrong place, etc. One thing that did disappear was that we went out for a meal on the first Friday evening, to the local hotel/restaurant at Heacham Manor. We booked a fairly early meal, the service was very good although most of the staff looked like 6th formers, that's a problem with getting older!
The food was good, promptly served, and we were back at the cottage by 9 pm. Some text also disappeared which described how I got backache from walking slowly and standing, in the museum at Sandringham, so much so that I left the building, found the comfort facilities and sat with an ice cream from the stables cafe waiting for Husband to re emerge, we then  took the scenic route past the lake, back to find the car.
On the second Monday, husband prepared the meat he bought to cook in the slow cooker. I walked into the village, collected the newspaper and some more cash from the machine. Usually, if we are anywhere other than Cornwall, we look for a steam railway to ride on. There was more than one in Norfolk, and we decided on the Holt to Sheringham one. For some reason it seems easy to take a wrong turning from the coast road, and we managed to do that again. We were aiming for Sheringham, but we had got lost and were heading for the road, when we found the signs for the Railway in Holt. Once we had parked the car, and bought tickets, there was just enough time for a roll and a drink, before the next diesel haul departed. We could spend an hour in Sheringham,and get a steam haul back. So that is what we did. when we had the showers, we were on the train. We spent a pleasant hour walking round Sheringham, then got the steam haul back, missing the showers again.
then we spent time in the museum, and watched the engine take on water, whilst the rain pelted down.
Sheringham beach
View from train


Engine comes in in a shower

Front of engine
Weybourne Junction

Another loco
Afterwards we returned to Sheringham by road to pick up the coast road again, This time there was brilliant sunshine!
Back at the cottage we enjoyed the casserole that husband had made. It was the summer solstice that evening, and we had been promised a 'strawberry moon'. It actually stayed sunny in the evening,so we set off more the mile walk to the beach. Norfolk is in the East, so I had wondered if we would get a sunset, but Heacham actually faces on to The Wash, which means it faces West. Apparently sunsets over The Wash last a long while. We took lots of pictures, and some of the moon too. eventually we decided to walk back to the cottage and we met a German lady who was, so full of joy and enthusiasm for the beauty of the sunset that she was going back for another look. God's artwork is indeed beautiful.
Will post some more pics separately, as I am having difficulty uploading.

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