How I love starting the days entry with it is overcast again and rained overnight, there are lovely grey clouds over the sea marshland, as far as the eye can see. Lucky for us there was no rain in them there clouds. The early morning was passing very quickly talking to Cliff and Julie about the different places and countries we have all visited and comparing experiences, plus advice on our motorhome. Richard joked with Cliff about getting up early to may sure nothing was missing from our motorhome (solar, towbar, etc), as we thought they we leaving late last night but only evening the level of their motorhome.

Cliff and Julie set off with their adorable dog Elsa for a walk along the 1½mile trail to Blakeney before we set off on our bikes. It’s a lovely ride or walk with views of the sea marshes for miles on one side and on the other homes and fields of sugar beets. Missed seeing the full tide in due to talking but that happens when you meet lovely new friends. The Quay is very busy this morning with lots of people doing the seal boat trips or walking the trails through the sea marshlands.

Blakeney is a quaint coastal village of old cobblestone and flint buildings with a harbour miles from the ocean. Over the centuries silt has made the village landlocked with small rivers reaching the ocean and from here you can take boat rides to see the seals and birds. Walked out on the trail through the sea marshlands like many others enjoying the scenery, then met up with Julie and Cliff on the waterfront wharf before strolling the lanes eating ice-cream, then cycling back to Morston Quay for lunch and saying goodbye to Julie and Cliff.

Time for us to continue around the coast of Norfolk and with school holidays the roads and villages are busy. Cley Next The Sea looks very much like Stiffkey with the narrow winding road through the village but has a water windmill to see overlooking the sea marsh.

Our views are of sea marshlands to the left and fields of different grains and sugar beets the other side, Salthouse you can drive to the grey sandy beach if one can find the sign and road, drove through woodlands to Weybourne another village with narrow lanes no real place to park had glimpses of the ocean as we drove along.

Sheringham is quite a modern town with Tudor buildings the main attraction is the steam train, Richard had a stress attack with he saw the crowded carpark, and traffic banked up in the streets and crowds of people the joys of school holidays. The main street was enough for Richard and we made a quick exit, driving through the remaining small villages till we reached Cromer a large seaside town. The rain has now set in, the carparks look full, the Pier is in full swing with crowds of people, including the Pedestrian Street another nightmare so we just kept on driving to Norwich on the A140 to find somewhere to park for the night.

Now driving inland on a hedged road the landscape is mainly agricultural, woodlands and villages on the way. Took a breather on a layby to check “Search for Sites” on the IPad I found the Reedcutter Inn in Cantley, which we thought was a few miles from Norwich, free overnight parking with electricity, toilet and water.

The Satnav took us on a wild journey at Ayisham through the countryside, down narrow lanes, by villages and homes, to B1354 it’s raining there’s puddles on the road, then we hit Hoveton and then Richard has to drive through water is a foot deep under the railway bridge, thank god for diesel engines. The rain is really chucking it down now and the traffic is like a carpark all trying to make a right-hand turn onto A1151 then over the river on a narrow steep bridge to Wroxham through to B1140 the roads are flooded.

Looking at the roadmap Cantley is out in the sticks half way between Norwich and Great Yarmouth just off the A47 and it took us ages to get there only to it was very difficult to find had to ask the locals where it was. Hidden down a narrow lane behind the trees just over the railway line near the huge Sugar Refinery is The Reedcutter Inn an old building set on the Cantley Staithe River. A lovely old inn and a very hospitable Owner who let us hook up to the electricity and internet. Enjoyed a delicious home cooked beef stew and rhubarb crumble for dinner before retiring for the night