Sunset at North Haisboro bank

Lowerstoft

From Grimsby we did a 17hr passage across the Wash to Norfolk and Lowerstoft. Again there was plenty of traffic but it was a pleasant trip - if not a bit long.  Lowestoft is  great  and the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk is a welcoming place with great facilities. Its really posh and a bit above a Tyke like me.  The chairs in the bar are leather; there's a restaurant and its ..... well,nice!  The photo is of the Sunset as we approached the Norfolk coast.

My thanks to Handel Phillips - great crew and good company. Its his 40th Wedding Anniversary and on Saturday 7th there is a party for him and his wife Jane.  I hope they have a great time, the tension was obviously building up during the week as his daughters and wife kept the phone calls going . I began to suspect that they may be worried whether he'd be back in time for the party. Great bloke - hope he joins us again.

Now waiting for James castle to join me in Lowerstoft. We are hoping to do a week on the East Coast rivers before leaving the boat at Dover for a break at home.