Sometimes you just need to get outside for a little while.
Usually that feeling would result in a short trip to the city for us, but with the virus that shall not be named running rampant in our area recently we wanted to go somewhere more isolated. Thankfully we live in a county where you're never too far from the coast.
A short drive later and we were at the coastal village of Mundesley. As you can see from the map there isn't much to it. Which is the main reason we visited.
Gardens at the cliff tops
The Norfolk Coast is home to a lot of beaches, which often leaves you spoiled for choice. We pick Mundesley because it's always quiet, and easy to find somewhere to park which can be a huge issue at other beaches like Gt Yarmouth.
Perhaps we'll visit the more lively beaches once concerns about people being less than 6ft away from us have gone.
A permanent memorial to the men of Mundesley that served in both world wars
A memorial to those that died clearing the Norfolk beaches of unexploded ordinance after the war
I also noticed that someone had layed a cross for someone that had died in Iraq. Upon googling the name I learned a little about Sapper Robert "Rab" Thomson.
He had died when a trench the Army had dug at Basra Palace had collapsed on top of him. The Army claimed he had ignored dangers and the accident was his own fault. However his family did not accept this and Cleared his name with the judge criticising the Army for negligence.
Somebody in the village must be missing him so I hope this little addition to the block chain helps keep his memory going.
A nice quiet, uncrowded beach. Perfect.
The cliffs were casting shade on most of the beach causing everyone to walk next to the sea to stay in the sun
Mundesley volunteer inshore lifeboat station
Walls protecting the very soft and weak cliffs from the tide. A lot of houses are built very close to the cliff edge
Of course I had to hunt for some flat stones to skim. The perfect opportunity to use the slow motion setting on my phone, and try out using a gif as my cover photo!
While looking for flat stones I stumbled upon these fossils! Called Belemnites, they're the internal shell (rostrum/guard) of extinct molluscs.
People had written names all along the wall. I saw an opportunity to advertise HIVE for free. Don't worry, it was done with chalk from the beach so will wash off with the tide.
And of course it wouldn't be a trip to the sea-side without fish and chips. Other than beans on toast, the only good food to come from the UK.