Kessingland Suffolk 18-21 Sep 15

"We should never trust the satnav" as we splashed our way down narrow country lanes and through some quite hefty floods on the Friday afternoon. It threw it down by the bucketload just as we pulled onto the Caravan Club site in Kessingland and we were offered a pitch overlooking the sea. Quickly setting up, we set off to to the local pub (the Sailor's Home) in the hope of finding the England v Fiji game on the telly. It is an interesting pub. A bit untidy and "sticky", but the beer is OK. The trouble is the locals with their thousands of yapping, ratlike dogs, which they obviously think should yap as much as possible to add to the Dog's Home atmosphere and to stifle any conversation. We enjoyed some very nice fish and chips and the rugby build up was showing on the big screen TV in the next room, so we settled down to watch, only to be kicked out so that they could turn over to the Ipswich poofball game. We were not pleased at having to retire to the other bar to try and watch rugby amongst the yapping locals and yapping dogs. To add insult to injury, when we got home we found that Debs' new coat stank of rancid dog from where she had left it on a chair! At least we won the rugby.

On Saturday we took the bus into Lowestoft, decided it didn't have too much to offer, and so took the  bus to Southwold, which certainly does! We had a delightful lunch on the pier and had a happy few hours wandering around this very pleasant town. Well worth a return! I particularly liked the quirky amusement arcade on the pier, with games like "Whack a banker" and "get your zimmer frame across the motorway". Hilarious!

On Sunday I got up early and walked 2 miles to get a newspaper, which we sat and read all morning, had a spot of lunch and a little walk, and then did lots and lots of relaxing.

We are slowly working our way around the East Coast (carefully, and deliberately,  missing out Great Yarmouth, so we shall see what Deepest Essex has to offer when we venture further south.

Lowestoft

Lowestoft

Southwold