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We got cycling to Minsmere RSPB only around 3 km away from the Eastbridge campsite. The forest we went through looked very old. We were welcomed at Minsmere RSPB and informed that a lot of areas are closed due to a bushfire in July. However the marsh side was still open and we could walk…
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We left the ‘closed’ Sutton Hoo campsite making as few tyre marks as possible and drove the very short distance to the Sutton Hoo National Trust carpark. After a good coffee we went to the main exhibition hall where they have the archeological findings that are here. The main findings from the ship burial are now…
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We had breakfast and drove out of the campsite to a large carpark near the centre of Colchester. It was a dull day with rain predicted. Immediately on leaving the carpark to go to the castle was our first site of interest – Bodolph’s Priory. It’s in ruins now but it would have been impressive in…
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We woke up in the morning in Cassel to a misty day with sun coming out. We got going at 9am and drove to Dunkirk for the ferry. It was still quite misty. It was very quiet and we went straight through. As there was no one else around we had a chat with the…
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Leaving Berlin we had a big driving day to get as far as we could. We dropped Angela at Spandau train station thanking her for being a great tour guide for a fun week and then headed onwards. It was the Reunification National Holiday. We saw celebrations at the old east to west Germany crossing…
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We got showered and dressed up in our good clothes and left at 9am to catch the bus to the Spandau cruise port picking up rolls and croissants on the way. We enjoyed travelling the canals going through the locks into the middle of Berlin where we got off. We had coffee and our breakfast…
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We farewelled Lisa and Sean who left to head back to the UK a couple of days earlier than us. Glenn, Angela and I then left to go to Charlottenburg Castle not too far away from the campsite. However our first stop was a discount shoe store where all of us managed to find a…
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All of us cycled to the Berlin Olympic Stadium – apart from Angela unfortunately as she didn’t have a bicycle here. We arrived at the right time for an English tour that gets you into many VIP areas you can’t reach by yourself. Some Berlin bears welcomed us – and some imitators. We started in the…
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We left to go into Berlin for the day. We met some swans and cygnets on the long road from the campsite to the main road along the river. The first spot was the Brandenburg Gate which was very busy – probably with people from the marathon yesterday. Sean and Lisa had been in while…
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Glenn got up early with his alarm at 6am to cycle back to the National Park to check out the birds. I got up later and enjoyed a relaxing hour catching up on blogs and reading with the view of the pond. I heard a lot of noise like cranes and then saw some flying overhead.…