Ruth Livingstone
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Category Archives: 02 Norfolk
Stage 10. Caister to Great Yarmouth to Corton
I am surprised by the lack of care for sand dunes in Great Yarmouth and experience a moment of stillness under the pier. Further along the coast, I come to an area where a whole section of cliff has slipped down …. The path has disappeared. Continue reading
Posted in 02 Norfolk, 03 Suffolk
Tagged 02 Norfolk, 03 Suffolk, beach, britain, coast, coastal, coastal erosion, Corton, dunes, england, erosion, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, hiking, Hopton, path, pier, UK, walker, walking
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Stage 9. Sea Palling to Winterton to Caister-on-Sea
I see a dog’s grey muzzle in the water – a labrador I think – about 20 yards from shore. My heart stops. I believe I have just seen a dog drown. For one wild moment I contemplate plunging into the cold sea ….. Continue reading
Posted in 02 Norfolk
Tagged 02 Norfolk, beach, britain, british, Caister, coast, england, GB, hail, Hensby, hiking, Horsey Gap, path, Scratby, Sea Palling, seal colony, seals, thunder, UK, walk, walker, walking, Winterton
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Stage 8. Mundesley to Happisburg to Sea Palling
I walk through a dramatic landscape of battered and broken sea defences. I am shocked to find back gardens sliding into the sea, garden sheds lying on the beach below and shattered houses with empty windows, abandoned to their fate. Huge boulders have been dumped against the crumbling cliff….. then comes an unexpected a beautiful surprise … Continue reading
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Stage 7. Sheringham to Overstrand to Mundesley
I forget my socks. There is nobody here at all. Nobody. On my right are crumbling cliffs with no way up. If you were caught here with a rising tide, it would be difficult to escape the waves. Continue reading
Posted in 02 Norfolk
Tagged 02 Norfolk, beach, britain, british, coast, coastal, coastal erosion, Cromer, english, erosion, goynes, hiking, Marl Point, Mundesley, Norfolk Coastal Path, Overstrand, path, photography, pier, Sheringham, UK, walk, walker, walking
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Stage 6. Cley-Next-the-Sea to Sheringham
The waves crash beneath us and spray fills the air. The wind howls and tries to blow us off the bank. I am reminded of how very fragile this coastland is and what little protection we really have from the force of the sea.
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Tagged 02 Norfolk, beach, britain, coast, coastal, england, hiking, Kelling Hard, marsh, Norfolk Coastal Path, path, Sheringham, Skeltham Hill, UK, walk, walker, walking, waves, Weybourne, wind
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Stage 3. Thornham to Burnham Deepdale
Now the rain begins to fall. I wrap my camera in plastic bag and stuff my iPhone into my bra. I am a little damp. I can’t resist taking lots of photographs of boats. Yesterday it was beach huts, today boats. Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Norfolk, boats, Brancaster, britain, Burnham Deepdale, coast, coastal, england, hiking, marsh, mud, Norfolk Coastal Path, rain, reeds, Thornham, UK, walk, walking
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Stage 2. Hunstanton to Thornham
There are birds everywhere here. The sun is slanting across the fields and the air is soft with summer sun. A wonderful day. Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Norfolk, beach huts, britain, coast, coastal, england, GB, hiking, Hunstanton, Norfolk Coastal Path, path, Thornham, walk, walker, walking
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Stage 1. Kings Lynn to Hunstanton
The walk is long and hot. The sky is clear, the sun shines down and there is not even a sea breeze. The Norfolk sea bank stretches relentlessly ahead with no “end point” in site. I nearly give up. My feet are hurting and I don’t know if I will make it Continue reading
Posted in 02 Norfolk
Tagged britain, coast, coastal, england, Heacham, hiking, Hunstanton, Kings Lynn, Norfolk Coastal Path, Snettisham, walk, walking
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