The girls enjoyed the sea, making sand-castles and watching Punch and Judy
The girls enjoyed the sea, making sand-castles and watching Punch and Judy

From our base in Oulton Broad on another hot and sunny day, we set off for Lowestoft and the seaside after morning coffee at the café. I enjoyed a plate of seafood, the girls the sand and sea and watching Punch and Judy and Daniel and Di just enjoyed the rest and recreation.

Then the Lowestoft Carnival procession was a highlight with its fete on the green. Hussein says he is ready to resolve the crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories but Iraq's opponents dismiss the idea as propaganda. 

We woke up to another hot and sunny day but we felt that the coastal breeze was an improvement on Norwich at least. There had been quite a lot of noise last night from the Wherry Pub opposite which had kept us awake until late. Diana was also intrigued by a family row on a nearby boat where a young child was restless in the hot weather. That family were slow to get going this morning and the result was that the planned process of yacht departures was delayed as the boats could not shuffle round until 10.00am. We ended up next to the quay and were therefore able to hook the boat up to the shore-mains electricity and re-charge our batteries to keep the refrigerator going which was a relief.

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All this settled, we had morning coffee at a shady cafe at Oulton Broad and then set off for Lowestoft and the seaside. I enjoyed plates of cockles, prawns and mussels; the girls enjoyed the sea, making sand-castles and watching Punch and Judy and Daniel and Di just enjoyed the rest and recreation. Then, in late afternoon, the Lowestoft Carnival took place with an exceptional collection of floats, marching bands and other attractions after a fete on the seaside green. Tired but content with our day, we came back to the boat for the evening and Daniel and I swapped engines on the tenders to get the inflatable up on the davits and tried the large blue dinghy with the 10 H.P. engine. We were both very pleased with its performance. Later, all of the family watched and enjoyed one of our family videos that recorded our last trip to Disneyland, California, when Della was three. Hussein says he is ready to resolve the crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories but Iraq's opponents dismiss the idea as propaganda.