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Member#: 7430 Location: Registered: 23-03-2008 Diary Entries: 10
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17th January 2019
Mt. Biking: Felixstowe to Falkenham Church Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny, windy and cold. Max Speed: 22.23 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 12 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Thursday 17th January - bike **** – Felixstowe to Falkenham Church –
sunny, windy and cold.
Although windy and sunny today the temperature has nose dived so
windsurfing is out of the question. I’ve had a good start to the year on
the water this year but that could be it for a while. Lucky we are heading
to the mountains for a month in February:) So with wall to wall sunshine
Mag and I decided to man-up, wrap – up and bike up to our favourite
Fakenham Church in search of snowdrops. Just after midday with flask and
sandwiches packed, we set off to the cliff top at the end of the road to a
stunning view of glistening sunshine on the calm sea. With the wind
offshore, we were lured into a false sense of security as we cycled along
the sheltered prom. Then after The Dip we reached the golf course and hit
the wind gusting to 30 knots and only 3 degrees but it was only my hands
and later my toes that got cold! It’s not much fun biking into a gale but
the scenery is still lovely. We make a quick stop at Felixstowe Ferry for
Mag to adjust her head wear before setting off on the Deben river path and
out into the countryside. Despite yesterday’s torrential rain the path
was not too muddy but wobbly in the gusty wind making my eyes water as
usual. It was again a great sky for taking pictures but it is a little
disconcerting at the moment as I have just got, posterior vitreous
detachment which is a small tear in the retina, not a sight losing problem
but I have a blurry smudge of blood in my right eye which makes looking
through the camera view finder a bit off-putting:( Fingers crossed it will
disperse in time? Turning off at Kings Fleet we passed loads of geese and
swans grazing in the farmers fields! Avoiding as many puddles as possible
to reach the tarmac road and then it’s only a mile to the church and as
we enter the gate to the churchyard, we see that we are in luck and the
snowdrops are out:) We always say that we are visiting Emily Smyth when we
come here for lunch. Sadly, Emily departed this life in 1877 and our
favourite seat is next to her memorial and sheltered by the church with
stunning views down to the Deben. After taking some pics of the snowdrops
we have a hot cuppa and yummy cheese and pickle sandwich:) Refreshed it was
time to head for home over a variety of footpaths and country lanes
stopping off at Morrisons for some bits and pieces. I checked the local
paper and discovered I have yet another pic in of Mag’s back:) In the end
we were out over two and a half hours covering 12 miles making the most of
a blustery winters day:)
posterior vitreous detachment
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