The marshes...and a church

Goodness me…what to blip today was a difficult choice.  B, A and I had a glorious walk along the Norfolk Coast path from Morston to Blakeney this morning.  We were serenaded by curlew and skylarks, and also saw oystercatchers, brent geese, a kestrel, a redshank and a small group of teal.
 
We followed our arrival in Blakeney by sinking into comfy armchairs in the ‘Lookout’, the first floor lounge in the Blakeney hotel looking over the marshes and ordered a tray of coffee and whiled away some time in pleasant chat.
 
Following the walk back to Morston, we drove into Blakeney and visited St Nicholas Church (see Boms blip below
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A and I climbed the 137 steps up the tower and were rewarded with wonderful views over the surrounding countryside and marshes, the main blip is of Cley village with its iconic windmill, and Cley marshes beyond.
 
The extra includes one of the seal-trip boats at Morston quay, in the background is Blakeney point, where there is a colony of Common and Grey seals and in recent Winters has been the biggest colony in England, with around 2500 pups.
 
The Lifeboat House, (on the left side of the extra) is an iconic landmark on this stretch of Britain’s coastline. Visually appealing and bright blue, the Lifeboat House is visible for miles around. Originally built in 1898 to house lifeboats for daring rescues out at sea, it only functioned for a few years before the build-up of shingle made it impossible to launch the boats. 
In 1923, Bob Pinchen, the first man employed by the National Trust to look after the Point moved in and ever since it has been home to National Trust rangers, with a brief interlude during the Second World War.  The rangers look after the seal colony and the shingle habitat, and keep the seals safe from any over-enthusiastic visitors and their dogs.
 
Today was one of those perfect days, wonderful weather, excellent company and the opportunity for some interesting photos…I’m still glowing from the day even as I write my blip.

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