Southwold (Day 2)

No dawn chorus this morning just the cry of seagulls, the noise from the refuse collectors and the chatting of the painters working on the properties around us. We were tired having waited until after eleven last night to draw our blinds as not to draw too much attention to Marge, then awake at seven to open them again. A small price to pay for a free overnight spot with sea view in a nice town. The town slowly awoke. Yet more tradespeople arrived. Most of the properties here seem to be second homes or holiday lets. The give-away, shutters and blinds drawn. A property here is a sound investment, the prices high. 

We had decided to stay in the area walking out locally to catch the passenger ferry to Walberswick passing on the path a sculpture of a nightjar, one of twelve nightjar and moth sculptures to be found along the Sandlings Walk between Southwold and Ipswich.

They do like a sign in Southwold and the jetty at the ferry proved this.

Eight of us squeezed on the little rowing boat and we were across the other side of the tidal river Blyth in minutes. We sat in the shelter of the sand dunes, dozing, reading and reflecting on life.

Along the coast we could see the imposing Sizewell nuclear power station. The sea rolled in and the wind blew the marram grass which brushed against our legs in the breeze. Mid-afternoon the tide retreated leaving a deflated foil balloon on the beach which John picked up. One less item to harm the sea life. Rested from an easier day we took the ferry back across and after dropping our rucksacks back at Marge walked into town for another drink sat in the sunshine outside The Sole Bay pub. 

Tomorrow we will leave Southwold and head further down the coast, so this evening walked out onto the seafront just across from Marge for a last look out to sea. The wind cool, but the sun still warm we happily strolled past the pretty cottages. The evening sky is clear, streaked with just little whisps of light cloud so tonight we will probably see the full moon, a supermoon in all its splendour.