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Windy North Norfolk
I had a few days leave to use up before the end of the year but Julie didn't. I thought about heading to North Wales but found out that a friend of mine, Ian was also using leave up and doing some birding in Norfolk so I arranged to meet up with him.
It was 05:05 when I set off in the car, with the temperature 2.0 C. I was aiming to be in Norfolk by about sunrise. Progress was excellent with the M6 motorway still relatively quiet and despite a few miles of roadworks ...
The start of the start.
... month isn't long enough. These are valid points and hot topics when you are sitting in the tea room. So today was meant to be when I got all my ducks in a row. All my short shorts (top gun mavericks) tee shirts and not forgetting my all so famous vests as all the lads know I do like a nice vest all packed and forgotten about till the departure of my 27 hr flight of which every hour I am wishing away like a fat kid to ...
Oh Jays
... was no breeze at all, so it was quite pleasant to sit in the fresh air. The main courses were even better than the delicious hummus. I had a goose leg, chorizo and Toulouse sausage cassoulet and Julie had lobster (and chips) and I suspect that we’ll be back there before too long, even though there are cheaper places to eat nearby.
A quick call to Birdline East Anglia gave us confirmation that the Pectoral Sandpiper had returned to Kelling ...
We're off to see the seals
3 year-old Jamie had expressed a desire to go 'on a boat' during his holiday and the best option for that seemed to be either Temple’s or Bean’s seal trips from Morston Quay. With high tide due in the late morning the trips were scheduled between 09:00 and 11:00 and as the forecast had suggested that this would be the best day for weather of the next three (it was wrong, but in a good way) we were on the road before 09:00 for the short but rather slow drive to ...
Norwich City 0-0 West Ham United
... 2400 of us in great voice.
Big Sam named mostly the same team from the Fulham game besides Carroll who was injured, and Carlton Cole came in to replace him.
You could see the difference with no Carroll, I love Carlton but he's nowhere near the quality of the former Liverpool striker.
We did have some chances going ...