Log No 350. Thu 19th Jun 2014 - Sea Palling to Mundesley, 11 miles (5360 miles walked)

It was to be another short day today and I didn't start until 09.40.

Nothing disturbed my sleep last night and I woke with the sun shining, it stayed sunny long enough to dry up the condensation on the flysheet then after a brief shower it was back to grey skies.

There was no chance of walking on the beach with the tide being up so I was on the road and tracks to the village of Eccles on Sea.

The land is low lying with a narrow high bank of dunes protected by a sea wall and access to the beach is generally through a gap in the wall with flood gates. There are a lot of wooden shacks/house and the odd bungalow nestled below the dune bank.

The land rose a bit after Cart Gap and I had a bit of clifftop walking to Happisburgh and on to Walcott.

There was a variety of different crops in the fields, one field was just being harvested and I picked up some fresh greens to supplement tonight's meal.

It was midday and I had plenty of time so I stopped in a cafe in Walcott for a pot of tea. This is getting to be a regular habit on these short walks.

I couldn't get near the coast after this so I was back by the road to the adjacent villages of Keswick and Bacton.
I turned off the main road at Bacton and took a small minor road to Paston which avoided having to walk by the Gas Distribution complex.

I continued on the road past an old windmill and got into the village of Mundesley at 14.00.

This is where the campsite was but I had to buy some food first.

There were 2 shops, a Spar that I was next to and a Tesco Express a 10 to 15 minute walk away, or so I was told.

I went into the Spar shop but everything seemed to be marked up by an extra 50% so I left it empty handed and walked on to the Tesco (in 7 minutes) and saved myself a couple of pounds.

I got to the Links Caravan Park at 15.00 and was told to pitch my tent then come and have a chat and a drink with the Warden, Mick, and his wife Anne. They waived the site fee and even offered to cook me something to eat if I was needing it, very kind of them.

An 11 mile stroll.