It all started well enough with a leisurely breakfast and a welcome shower. The plan was to get on the beach at East Runton and walk the 4 miles along the beach to Sheringham. A good enough plan assuming you have checked the tide tables first. Turns out it was high tide just about the minute we set foot on the beach. What that meant is that the walking was particularly difficult. At high tide the beach is a pretty miserable mixture of sand and rocks. No easy walking with or without shoes.
After grunting and groaning our way as far as West Runton we decided to abort, climb up onto the cliff and finish the walk into Sheringham via the Norfolk Coastal Path. This was a far better plan, providing us with some hard but easier (if you know what I mean?!) walking and some bloody splendid sea views.
Sheringham was busy but we struck lucky with our 3 food and beverage choices during the afternoon.
Firstly a splendid sea view, cup of tea and scone at Whelk Coppers.https://whelkcoppers.com/
Then a magnificent wrap (Kim) and nachos with homemade hot sauce (me) at Fat Teds. https://www.fatteds.com/
Finally a very adequate locally made ice cream from Ronaldos. https://www.ronaldo-ices.co.uk/
We started the long walk back with some trepidation but it was now low tide (6 ish) so we felt more confident as the nicer sand was available to us. It did turn out to be a much nicer walk back. I even managed a quick swim between East and West Runton.
We were both pretty knackered though when we got back to Brunnehilda!
One thing is certain ... no beach tomorrow!!
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