{"id":1190,"date":"2013-01-18T07:47:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T07:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2014-11-22T15:28:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T15:28:51","slug":"a-short-walk-along-the-river-lark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2013\/01\/a-short-walk-along-the-river-lark\/","title":{"rendered":"A short walk along the River Lark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/River_Lark\">River Lark<\/a>, a\u00a0tributary\u00a0of <a title=\"The Great Ouse Odyssey \u2013 introduction\" href=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/2012\/06\/the-great-ouse-odyssey-introduction\/\">The Great Ouse<\/a>, runs for 31 miles through Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday I cycled the three miles from Ely to the attractive fen village of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prickwillow\">Prickwillow<\/a> where I began my walk along the river.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=205759860622319968049.0004d3628b76e340b7a28&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;source=embed&amp;ll=52.40179,0.322723&amp;spn=0.073314,0.145912&amp;z=12&amp;output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small>View <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=205759860622319968049.0004d3628b76e340b7a28&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;source=embed&amp;ll=52.40179,0.322723&amp;spn=0.073314,0.145912&amp;z=12\">River Lark (from Prickwillow, near Ely)<\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\n<p>It was early afternoon when I started the walk, the sun was out and the breeze was gentle, a perfect setting for a quick hike.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" title=\"The RIver Lark near Prickwillow\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-iQOCspOIDu4\/UPQAwMvQZ1I\/AAAAAAAAAQM\/NmSASD0SkQ4\/s640\/DSCN2058.JPG\" alt=\"The RIver Lark near Prickwillow\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The River Lark near Prickwillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The river is navigable at this point but I only saw one boat along the way.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" title=\"Ocean Blue\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-VTcC9bsdEBI\/UPQAwFM1fTI\/AAAAAAAAAQI\/K7K4lBexxJ8\/s640\/DSCN2061.JPG\" alt=\"Ocean Blue\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocean Blue, moored near Prickwillow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the sun out it was a joy to walk along the riverbank, I love the soft crunch of frost under my feet.\u00a0 Birds were out and singing, ducks and swans were preening and chatting to each other.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" title=\"South bank of the River Lark \" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-4t4Dmka7yqM\/UPQA2WlBmNI\/AAAAAAAAAQo\/yoT6I0c6dI4\/s640\/DSCN2072.JPG\" alt=\"South bank of the River Lark \" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">South bank of the River Lark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As I walked along the riverbank a huge cloud began to block out the sun.\u00a0 The play of light and shadow was emphasied by the big fens skies and landscapes.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" title=\"Big fen skies\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-Dw8WHuB3gAc\/UPQAvhwts8I\/AAAAAAAAAQA\/Qvlqq_JqtMQ\/s640\/DSCN2065.JPG\" alt=\"Big fen skies\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big fen skies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I walked for about four miles east alongside the river. \u00a0With the sun obscured it had become chilly. I stopped and drank tea from my flask,\u00a0delicious.<\/p>\n<p>As I turned to retrace my steps back to Prickwillow the sun appeared from the other side of the huge cloud.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" title=\"The sun dropping into the west\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-k79GErbOMKQ\/UPQA1cowqvI\/AAAAAAAAAQc\/9DJ6NAT6SkQ\/s640\/DSCN2070.JPG\" alt=\"The sun dropping into the west\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun dropping into the west<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sunset fell directly onto the Lark, it was a beautiful scene.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" \" title=\"Sunset on the Lark\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-iY-8Ymt_ODQ\/UPQA97wPuhI\/AAAAAAAAARA\/-HFdaNjzOqg\/s640\/DSCN2076.JPG\" alt=\"Sunset on the Lark\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset on the Lark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I arrived back in Prickwillow with the light fading and cycled on home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The River Lark, a\u00a0tributary\u00a0of The Great Ouse, runs for 31 miles through Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. 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