Sunday 4th July 2010

We started investigating our locality by visiting nearby Hunstanton. Jan decided that Sam needed a sleeping bag. We asked around the shops to enquire where these may be sold but after the suggested Azzam’s failed to stock them we abandoned this idea. We ate at the Waterside Bar for the first of what were to become very wearying chip dishes.

Later, we walked from the caravan site to the local beach. As I stepped onto the expanse of sand, away from the shields of the group of huts, I get a fine windblast of Norfolk sand. I step back into the tranquillity of the wind shelter protection before stepping out again into another vigorous splatter gun of sand particles. We decided that this is not suitable, especially for Baby Sam and turn back to the site’s pool.

At the pool, we struggled to get Ed into the pool – he is often weary after a long time away from the water. I eventually guided him into the shallow pool and have some success. Unfortunately when lowering myself in the pool I forgot to take out my mobile phone. In the water it dies a death. ‘Was that your mobile in the pool?’ called Jan before adding ‘You stupid man’.

Monday 5th July 2010

After yesterday’s failure to make it to Heacham Beach , we finally get there and find the conditions more benign. I had previously had a good feeling about it when the wind didn't blow open our caravan doors the moment they were opened. At the beach, We set up our wind shelter and settled down for all of five seconds before I trailed Ed along the grassy banks. Later he gets sand in his mouth and doesn’t appreciate it, especially when I find no smooth and easy way to remove it.

The kitchen at our bar on the caravan site had broken down and we headed out to the nearby ‘ West Norfolk ’ pub. It appeared to have a working butchers on the site. Parts of the place did indeed smell of a butchers shop but that didn’t phase the first lady to order who requested a veggie lasagna. It wasn’t a successful evening as Ed was loud and not easily placated. He didn’t have chips on his plate – big mistake. Within an hour, we left apologizing to diners who were sat nearby.