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26th July 2021
Mt. Biking: Two Rivers - Deben to Orwell Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: Mainly cloudy and close. Max Speed: 23.84 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 14.11 mile (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Monday 26th July - bike **** - Two rivers – Deben to the Orwell –
mainly but close and hot.
Again, no rain has reached us here on the East coast but there was
torrential rain with flooding at several places over the weekend so our
garden remains dry with our water butt’s empty! Although mostly cloudy
today it was close and hot so managed my exercises in the back garden while
Mag sorted out her front garden. I then packed a salad lunch and we set off
on our bikes just before one down to Felixstowe prom which was a bit of a
mistake as it was busy so we cycled through the quieter Spa gardens coming
out at The Fludgers. Then around to The Dip prom with fewer people we
passed the golf course and stopped for our picnic by the River Deben where
it enters the sea with the tide very high. This is a popular spot of ours
but we haven’t been here for a while and enjoyed the salad watching the
many vessel coming ang going including fishing boats, yachts and motor
cruisers! Then around to Felixstowe ferry to see the ferry leave and the
harbour master giving trips up the river. It’s always worth a walk around
the boat yard with my camera as it is not often you get to see the tide
this high! Then out onto the River Deben path stopping at the delict yellow
boat for more pics, I must have hundreds taken here! Continuing to Kings
Fleet with loads of water on the marshes looking pretty as a picture with
sea lavender and loads of gulls too. Turning off we take Marsh Lane back to
the woods at The Grove, through the town centre and down to Lidl, shopping
off to buy a local paper as I have a pic in. I leave Mag shopping and
continue through Langer Park and down to Felixstowe dock view point car
park, a popular spot today with people even swimming. The Ever Greet
container ship is in the first berth and Felixstowe is getting excited
about the imminent arrival of its sister ship the much bigger Ever Given
which had all the trouble in the Suez Canal recently! I head to the much
quieter old jetty and stop for a drink and watch the tide whizz out! Then
home through Landguard nature reserve, along the busy prom and home for the
usual cuppa and cake:)
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