by martinxo on January 26, 2012
I walked this, the 5th stage of my Grand Norfolk Hike, on Sunday 22nd January 2012.
Ely to Littleport
It was a windy day as I tramped on up the Great Ouse on this short walk to our neighbours in Littleport.
It was a typical fenland walk in many ways. Wind, long straight stretches, lots of birds. Nothing stunning but beautiful in its own special way.
River Great Ouse
I met only one other walker, we grinned at each other as our paths crossed. Other than that I had only had the swans and geese to sing to.
Swans in a drain near Littleport
Before I knew it I was in Littleport. I didn’t tarry, instead I finished off my sandwiches and munched on a marathon bar at the station before hopping on the first train home.
by martinxo on January 22, 2012
Ely City FC
Yesterday I went with my boy (Harry), his pal (Sid) and Sid’s grandad (John) to see our local side, Ely City FC play Dereham Town in a top-of-the-table clash of the Ridgeons League Premier Division.
There weren’t any highly paid stars, the attendance was 114 (including a handful from Dereham), there’s no electronic scoreboard, or video playback screen or whatever.
But who needs all that stuff?
Instead we saw a thrilling game (final score 1 – 1) for only £6 per adult, the kids got in free. There’s a club-house where we could buy some hot chocolate for the boys and a pint each for the adults. And it wasn’t fizzed-up cats piss beer, nope, it was a fine pint of Greene King IPA from across the border in Norfolk. It tasted great. And what’s more we could drink it outside while watching the match.
Who could ask for more? Well a win for The Robins would have been good but a draw was acceptable, Ely camped out in the Dereham half for the last 30 minutes but couldn’t hit the back of the net.
We all had a great time and Harry and Sid want to go again.