To near Colchester and onto Harwick and Felistowe
It took me awhile to get out of Burnham on Crouch. In fact, it wasn’t until after lunch time that I finally left the town.
Past the Aerodrome
The route took me past an aerodrome. There were a number of light planes flying around. One appeared to be a WWII Hurricane.
Getting at bit
In this part of the world, the signage on the Sustrans routes is a bit problematic. I found myself getting lost a number of times.
Finding the Campsite
I had booked myself in to a campsite about five kilometres from Colchester.
It was late by the time I arrived at the site and decided to find a meal before pitching the tent.
Meal at the Alma Pub
A couple on the site suggested that I eat at the Alma pub. While I was eating my meal, I noticed that there was cricket on the television. It turned out to be the first Test between England and the West Indies. What was really notable about this game was that it was the first Day/Night Test to be played in England.
Unfortunately for cricket, virtually nobody in the pub seemed the slightest bit interested.
It was very late by the time I got back to the campsite. It was a bit of a pain, pitching the tent in the dark.
Chat with Norwich Couple
In the morning, I ended up having a rather a long chat, with a couple who were camped nearby. They had only come from Norwich to told me that they often just head out into the country for short breaks in summer.
The bloke from told that owned a Norton Commando 850 Mark 2 Interstate, that he was currently restoring.
Into Colchester
In the morning, headed the short distance into Colchester where I had breakfast. The major attraction of the town it is castle which dates back to Roman Times.
Onto Harwick
After leaving Colchester, I headed onto towards Harwich.
About 15 kilometers short of Harwick, I stopped briefly in a pub.
The notable feature of the pub was that they had a copy of the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald the day after England’s Rugby World Cup win in 2003. The page was signed by Martin Johnson.
The landlord and great pleasure in showing me this memorabilia.
I was not impressed.
Ferry across to Felixstowe
I rode on to Felixstowe and found the jetty for the ferry that would take me to the northern side of the harbour. The ferry is known as the harbour and beach ferry.
On board I met two other cyclists. They were a couple of Englishwomen who were riding up the coast to Comer.
The ferry took about 15 minutes to cross the harbour, where we were to find how it got the second half of its name – we landed on a stony beach.
It was actually quite an effort to get the bikes over the beach onto firm ground. It was then a short ride to my hotel, the Orwell in Felixstowe.
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