Some of you will recall the weeks holiday in Cromer back in June Norfolk holiday Pt 1, Day 1; Friday, arrival day which was on the back of a day trip August last year. Well, after some interesting and busy days, both Mrs PR and myself felt another day trip was required, the weather looked good, and for once, we both had a clear diary, which for me, is a bit of a rare event these days....
for comparison, 7th June 2024
The offshore aggregate supply ship....
The team moving the large sized granite aggregates during low tide....
and the landing craft bringing the large granite aggregates ashore, at high tide
I'll spare the boring bits, and just post the piccies, particularly as the coastal defence project from Cromer heading east towards Mundesley was well under way. Needless to say, the local wildlife was making good use of the large granite aggregates being off loaded....
For the best bit, you may recall the Cromer Peregrines? Norfolk Holiday Report Pt#6; Thursday and Cromer Peregrines
Well, they were being a bit on the quiet side, but I did get a half decent piccie....
And a white waggie, poss one of this years youngsters, trying to eat what looked like a crisp or something like that....
Now I'm even worse with gull id's than I am with bee id's, but my guess is yellow legged gull?
Apparently there are a lot on the beach, along with caspian gull, but don't take my word for it, I was just a visitor enjoying the day....
and a herring gull
And I couldn't resist this, even though someone (not me, I know nowt when it comes to gulls) claimed they were caspian gulls,
Any gull ID confirmations gratefully received
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
i love robins said:It looks a nice place Mike, I was based in Norwich for around three weeks a long time ago, but Norfolk is an area that I would like to explore, maybe sometime next year. Lovely photos Mike
Thank you ILR.
For a seaside place with such a rich history, it is lovely. Even exploring further afield there's so much to see, particularly The Broads. Mrs PR and myself had a week there back in June, and were bowled over with the wildlife. We even found a super tearoom almost in the middle of nowhere, which is well worth a visit.
Have a nosey through the links in RE: Norfolk holiday report coming that might whet your appetite for return stay.
HAZY said:Looks a busy place out at sea and onshore with the aggregate work; Norfolk is a great place for birds both inland and coastal with the gulls, waggie and even a peregrine ! thanks for the piccies, always good to see sightings.
It's one of those nicely busy places, without being over busy. The ongoing sea defence work is nothing new, much of the North Norfolk coastline is under heavy threat of erosion along with flooding.
I'm still bowled over by the abundance of wildlife there, not just the main towns, The Broads is also very rich in wildlife, and envious of your Titchwell plans.
Catlady said:"We both had clear days In our diaries" I thought you had retired now, or are you doing what folk says happen when you retire, you are as busy as when working!! Glad you had a nice trip, nice photos
I'm pleased you enjoyed the photos.
You know, I thought that too, I'm retired, but my diary tells a very different story. It's mainly the ongoing medical appointments the last couple of years plus which fill my diary, Mrs PR is still working, which entails weekend working from time to time.
Rest assured, as and when things settle down, I'll be back to spending more long days out and about. Well, I've got to put those news lenses to good use....
Oh well, hopefully the hospital visits ease as you get well again and once Mrs PR retires you will have much of your own time to get out with that new equipment, all the best Mike.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Looks a great place Mike, I love typical seaside towns. I was brought up at Fleetwood, it's probably in my blood. Unfortunately that area is a long way for us northern lads. Years ago I visited Weston Super Mare for a couple of hours as I was passing close by. There were donkey rides - no I didn't have a go ... , er indoors wouldn't let me ... , mugs of tea where you had to leave a 10p deposit on the chipped mug, kids making sand castles, and a fantastic pier we walked along, and it was sunny. It was absolutely magic. The day after I was watching the news and the pier had burnt down!
Billysdad said:Looks a great place Mike, I love typical seaside towns. I was brought up at Fleetwood, it's probably in my blood. Unfortunately that area is a long way for us northern lads. Years ago I visited Weston Super Mare for a couple of hours as I was passing close by. There were donkey rides - no I didn't have a go ... , er indoors wouldn't let me ... , mugs of tea where you had to leave a 10p deposit on the chipped mug, kids making sand castles, and a fantastic pier we walked along, and it was sunny. It was absolutely magic. The day after I was watching the news and the pier had burnt down!
I'd seen that on the news about Weston Supermare pier. Weston is another interesting place to visit, particularly when the tide is out.
Cromer is a lovely and typical seaside town, and the pier Pavilion has seen many big names on the stage.