Day trippin', fairy dew and sleeping babies.

On the spur of the moment, Hayzel and Kevin decided that we would go for a drive through to Ipswich today.   Well, Ipswich is very old and a bit like Germiston-next-the-sea ... we didn't manage to park anywhere and walk around.  So after putting in some petrol, we then drove up the coast to Southwold, which is a very popular seaside resort in summer.  The beaches to the north and south of the main pier (i.e. the wilder parts) are truly spectacular but we didn't venture out there as it was decidedly chilly today and one would need a map, to figure out which beach to go to and the best route.

Here's a panning video I took when we first arrived - yes, it's wonky, no I didn't use a tripod ... anyway, you get the general idea and YouTube did try and be a dear and 'stabilise' it. 


Sorry, lots of photos to follow ... as always click on photo to see full sized, more detailed image.

 The kiddies have fun, no matter whether the tide is in or out.

 View of the North beach cliffs (I think) on telephoto - you can see these in the background of the shot above.

Views of the pier  - it's not as chintzy as the one at Gt. Yarmouth

 A few moody shots of the seaside huts and pier

The Brits are big on these wooden beach huts (like you see at Muizenberg) ... they line the entire parking frontage at the Southwold main beach.  I believe they aren't cheap to buy either.  So very Victorian! 

 The 'water clock' on the pier ... you can see Hayzel is looking a little bit uncomfortable, the wind was very icy when we were out on the pier.

 Looking out towards the nuclear power station further down the coast line - I was interested in how the sunlight struck a patch of waves, making them sparkle - quite pretty.

 T'Duck Pond end ...   Norfolk (and Suffolk) have the most amazing skies - no wonder Constable painted a lot of his famous pictures in this landscape.

Earlier on this morning, Faye came running to me to say that the fairies had sprinkled sparkling diamonds all over the tree out front of our house.

And here is a shot of Ewan taken the other night, after him and Faye were playing with Star Wars characters and her dolls.  He wrapped this doll in his dressing gown and insisted on the doll sitting at the table whilst we ate dinner and then it seemed to end up tucked under his arm in bed.  So cute (no he's not turning gay).

Faye got her report from school on Friday and she has done really well. I will try and find a scanned photo of it, or else Kevin can quickly do that and put it up here for you guys to see.

All for now. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.