16 Jult 2016 (sunny and warm) 0 km

Up to another nice day around 7.30am and had a couple of cups of tea with Mary before sitting down to breakfast. There is a big music festival about five miles up the road this weekend, called Latitude, with some major acts apparently, so consequently the roads are pretty busy around here. Not affecting us though and after something to eat Julia and I wandered through the park into the town to do the shopping at the Co-op, which I must say, was very well stocked. 

Halesworth

It’s been great being back on English soil, if only to browse the shelves and see the names of foods from my youth.

Fray Bentos canned pies, Club biscuits, the list went on. Whilst Ju was busy getting what was needed, I was thinking about Pork pies and H.P. sauce. Unfortunately, we forgot to pick up a Guardian paper, which meant another trip, but also allowed us the chance to see a little more of the town. 

aaahhh, the taste of England !

With washing drying on the line in the very warm sunshine, we sat with Mary in her small courtyard in the back, just chatting about everything.  At around 4.30pm, her friend and helper, Joy arrived. She had been to a wedding and had cycled over to meet us, having heard we are fellow cyclists. Joy, who is an extremely youthful seventy years of age, began cycle touring at age thirty eight and has covered a lot of kms over the years. She too, like us is riding a Trek bike. Chatted for a couple of hours before her friend Jane came to pick her up to go to a concert by Windbourne, a Canadian folk group.

No sooner had Joy departed, Andrew, Mary and Bryan’s son and his partner Trish, arrived for dinner. Whilst Ju, Andrew and I, busied ourselves in the kitchen, the others sat and chatted, before we all sat down to a delicious meal, followed by a nice dessert. Andrew and Trish both work for the same company and live in Norwich, about forty minutes drive away. We enjoyed fine food and conversation until around 10pm when they had to leave. Watched a bit of the British Open on tele before calling it a day and crashing. Tomorrow is our last day here before we push on across England, heading North West.