...truly just keeps rolling along!
S and I spent the day in Wroxam, a lovely community on the Broads partaking in some tourist fair of: chips with the swans...mmmm chips and malt vinegar, gifty stores and then aboard a river boat ride for two hours is the twinkling sunshine.
We started our day though with a walk through "top field" with Angus. You step out of Reading Room Cottage and are immediately amongst fields of hay, barley and mud, but also ancient barns and the ol' rectory directly across from S's cottage. Me and my new "wellies" enjoyed it, visited some horses and giggled at Angus gallumphing through the fields hoping for a hare to pop out.
A quick brekky and we were off for our day in Wroxam and the Broads.
The Broads are a huge water way of shallow rivers and wetlands, that go on for miles and provide much of the reeding used for the thatched cottage roofs locally.
A wetland full of birds, fish and folk who come to appreciate a slower pace and old fashioned living.
Some of the most beautiful old estates, windmills and old dodgers sitting astride their ancient three leg chairs with a fishing pole are only visible by boat along the reeds.
Our boat, an old paddler from the 30's took us along a sunkissed day and to a place where the modern requirements of living are left behind. Sigh...it was just lovely. We had a hilarious announcer that had a Norfolk accent and a lisp and sounded like the priest in "the Princess Bride" There are a lot of s's in the world,....*giggles*
Upon landing once more on terra firma, we made our way to Wroam barns, just in time for closing but a little place much like Matticks Farm and did a bit of a shop...I came home fudge :)
A peaceful night is to come...fire and furries and friends......
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