I traditionally save myself just enough annual leave to take a little time off after the Christmas mayhem has subsided, though most years I seem to fritter it away, in a state of exhaustion, achieving very little of any consequence. When I submitted my holiday request several months ago, the earliest post-festivities period available to me this year was the second week of February and to ensure that I didn't waste all of it, I took the opportunity to book a 48 hour stay in an Airbnb on the North Norfolk coast, planning to get some walking done. I'd mapped out a couple of routes ahead of time to give myself some choices, but ultimately the weather had other ideas. Following such a long spell of consistent rain, any thoughts of walking across country were out of the question and I was forced to stick to mostly hard surfaces. I put some miles into my legs though and it was good to get away, even if every item of clothing I took with me was soggy by the time I came home!
It's hard to believe that 'Under Heavy Manners' by the mighty Prince Far I is half a century old this year, though age has not withered its crackling intensity one jot. The appropriately titled 'Rain a Fall' opens the album. The Voice of Thunder was just 38 years old when he was murdered during a burglary at his home in 1983.
7 comments:
When I was little that path in the woods would have been ideal puddle-jumping conditions.
Welly weather.
Argh, what a shame about the weather but the photos, as ever, are stunning.
Sorry you bore the brunt of the rain. February hols are a bit hit and miss although it probably did you good to have a change of scene.
Ernie: Puddle avoidance was the trickiest part on certain sections of the walk.
John Medd: That would've been the sensible option. If only I were that sensible.
C: Thank you! The full set is available on a well known photo-based social media platform near you!
Alyson: It was lovely. There's something particularly magical about visiting a usually heaving holiday destination during the off-season. I lived in a small Suffolk coastal town for many years and always preferred the rawness of the wild winter months.
Great photos, despite the terrible weather. Particularly like the dramatic sky in the second image.
Love the pics Swede- despite the weather, not all was lost
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