Into herring country, big time - I now know more about drift and trawl fishing than probably anybody needs to!
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| Last sunset in Dunwich Forest |
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JUDY II on Reedham ferry
across the R.Yare |
Burgh Castle has been inhabited by Iceni, Roman cavalry, Saxons, the occasional Viking,
Normans and who knows. Lovely views over the Yare and Waveney, Breydon Water and the Berney Arms windmill.
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| Burgh Castle |
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| Berney Arms |
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Herringfleet church,
so pretty |
And so to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.
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Lowestoft Ness compass,
most easterly point in GB |
Lowestoft low light was originally on a timber structure which could be moved as the offshore sand/shingle banks moved. The two lights had to be vertically aligned for safe passage into the harbour. Now buoyage has been improved so that the low light is redundant.
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| Low light |
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Top light above old fish sheds
and remains of fishing net
drying racks |
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Slightly larger lift bridge
than on the canals
into Great Yarmouth |
In Great Yarmouth I visited an extraordinary artist’s studio and pottery in a centuries old smokery built into and against the walls. Much of the timber had been appropriated from local shipwrecks.
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| City walls |
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| Old smokery |
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| Favourable Winds |
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| Lucky fish |
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| The smell of smoke |
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“Silver Darlings”
of glass |
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“Silver Darlings”
wood carving |
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| So that’s how they happened, |
