When I chose Ramsholt as a place to stop, it looked ideal. But as it happens the pub only opens at dinnertime. It’s a mile walk to the nearest road, theres no public transport and the place we want to go to is 7 miles away.

So we opt for a taxi, and after chatting with the driver on the way, he kindly gave us a donation for the WKPA. Good man!

And where were we going? Well if you have seen “The Dig” you may have heard of the Saxon Ship burial site at Sutton Hoo. The site is run by National Trust and if you are ever in the area is well worth a visit. We spent the afternoon there and at around 4 o clock called for a cab. The earliest available was 5:30pm. Sutton Hoo closes at 5.00pm and by now its raining. At this point the staff at Sutton Hoo go above and beyond and let us stay in the restuarant while they clear up and we wait for the taxi, even throwing in free coffees.

Whilst we wait, we chat to a couple in a similar position who have been left behind by their coach tour operators. They seemed quite happy to have missed the next part of the tour which was a river trip (in the rain). We gave them one of our cards, you never know we might get another donation!

Getting back to the boat wasn’t without its drama. The tide had gone out, the mud was about a foot deep and then the flipping outboard wouldn’t start. Argh!!! Two mudlarks in a dinghy desparately rowing against tide and wind, we just started laughing.

On the bright side, after getting to the boat and washing ourselves down, the heavens opened for about an hour (any earlier and we would have been drenched) When the rain stopped we were treated to a lovely rainbow and a beautiful sunset.

Lowestoft tomorrow

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