The twinge in my shoulder and the slight pain under my ribcage did not warrant much concern as we stopped to break the journey in Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
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| The Saracens Head Hotel, Southwell. |
We stayed at 'The Saracens Head Hotel', an acceptable 3 star, just down the road from Southwell Minster, a magnificent building. It was the day of the Referendum and so there was much conversation over dinner that evening in the restaurant.
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| Southwell Minster |
The following morning, after a substantial breakfast, we set off on the final leg, following the A17/A47 route we used to take when we first started visiting the Broads. I remember well my solo trip in the early 60's when I travelled overnight in my Morris 10/4 Fixed Head Coupe and the eerie feeling at 520 metres altitude, as I passed the 'Cat and Fiddle' public house, between Macclesfield and Buxton, shrouded in mist and totally dark.
Anyway, enough of this reminiscing. We had a lovely drive through the Fens and into Norfolk at Kings Lynn finally reaching our destination in the afternoon.
Our holiday cottage, 'Sailaway', situated at Barton Turf, was a well known Norfolk artist's studio in the past but had now been converted into a very desirable abode.
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| 'Sailaway' |
On Tuesday we visited Southwold in Suffolk, a lovely seaside resort almost totally dominated by the 'Adnams Brewery' and on Wednesday morning I visited the 'Museum of the Broads' of which I am a 'friend' to donate a number of books relating to the Broads from the 1950's/1960's.
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| The Norfolk Wherry 'Hathor' lowering sail in preparation to take on fresh water. |
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| Cox's Boatyard, Barton Turf. |
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| Southwold | | |
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| Southwold Lighthouse |
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| Southwold |
All went well until Wednesday evening when I experienced massive and debilitating pain from those two areas that I have previously mentioned and I was rushed to the Norwich Hospital, via ambulance,with all sirens blaring and the lights flashing.
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| The 'Museum of the Broads' |
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| A picture in the Museum of probably the most beautiful motor cruiser we hired...'Merrimore';p |
Pleurisy and a partially collapsed lung was the final diagnosis, so on Friday, after I had been discharged, I decided that we couldn't risk our second week, not wishing to be marooned in Norfolk should anything further occur. Not that I would object to spending a considerable time in that wonderful county....but you know what I mean.
Our original plan was to travel in the Morgan, regardless of space restrictions, but we are pleased we didn't as Helen has not driven the Mog so would not have been able to share the driving on our return journey.
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| 4/4 80th Anniversary badge |
I went out in the Morgan yesterday and was looking forward to fixing my new 80th Anniversary of the 4/4 badge today, but alas the stainless fixing bracket did not fit the standard badge bar so I will have to wait until a larger one is supplied. Apart from that, excellent service from the shop/regalia section of the MSCC and I am sure that the matter will be resolved in due course.
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| It was resolved and the new badge looks great on the badge bar. |
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