Apart from a little limb soreness (which was easily cured by a hot bath and a cold gin and tonic), the walk was terrific fun.
We arrived in Wells on Thursday evening and checked into our B+B.
Here's the view from our bedroom in the Old Custom House, East Quay.
Day 1: Friday
On Friday morning we caught the 09.30 Coasthopper bus from Wells to Cley (free with a Freedom Pass).
We reached Cley at 10 and decided not to buy lunch at Cley's wonderful deli - looking forward instead to lunch at the Anchor Inn in Morston.
The first stretch of the walk is along the sea wall from Cley to Blakeney (2.75 miles).
We arrived in Blakeney just after 11. Along the way we saw and heard sedge warblers in song, a marsh harrier being harried by a crow, a buzzard being harried by lapwing, oystercatchers, redshanks, and sky larks singing their hearts out.
The High Tide coffee caravan in on Blakeney Harbour was our first stop.
Annabel chatted to the men who were installing new basins in the ladies public convenience, while I photographed the urinals next door.
We resisted the cakes and set off for Morston, where we arrived at 12.
We had an early lunch at the Anchor Inn.
We could have eaten at the cafe at the National Trust information building on Morston Harbour, which was selling homemade soup and sandwiches. There's a lovely green where we might picnic in July.
We set off again at 12.30 (it was a quick lunch) and arrived at Stiffkey Saltmarsh at 2 pm.
At Stiffkey we stopped for a no-frills snack of a tiny piece of chocolate and a drink of water, before setting off for our final destination of the day, Wells next the Sea. We were back at our B+B at 3.30 pm, tired but very gratified that we had completed about 10 miles.
We had supper at the Globe Inn and retired early, slightly sore - but our leg muscles were nicely toned (no photos, sorry).
On Saturday morning we set off at 9.45 on foot from Wells, heading west toward Brancaster Staithe.
We walked along the water's edge across Wells Beach and Holkham Beach..
The highlight of this sector was the nude jogger (near the Holkham nudist beach). If you click on the photo below and look very carefully you can see him at the water's edge.
Our first real stop was Burnham Overy Staithe (we arrived at 12.40) for lunch at The Hero.
Lunch was a stupendous roast pork and apple sauce baguette.
There's also a delightful picnic spot overlooking the harbour at Burnham Overy Staithe.
We left The Hero at 1.10 pm and arrived at the White Horse in Brancaster Staithe at 3.30. Against the advice of our nutritionist, we celebrated the success of our second day's walking with a huge warm scone, clotted cream, jam and tea.
The Coasthopper bus stop is just outside the White Horse and we were back in Wells by about 5.15.
Dinner at the Crown Hotel was long and boozy (that's all I remember).
On Sunday morning we intended to drive to Holme next the Sea and walk back to Thornham for lunch at the Lifeboat Inn. But the rain came pouring down, and we drove back to London instead.
The take-home message is that if Annabel and I can do it, so can you.
We're looking forward to seeing you in Wells in July. If you haven't booked accommodation yet, get on with it.
More details about what walking shoes and fashion accessories to wear, what you need to bring, etc, will follow in future blog posts.
What wonderful sites you have captured Fred. I especially like the urinals, the nudist (maybe more participants in July) and the fast disappearing scone.
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