Weather forecast improving we set off after work to Geldeston (again) on the beautiful river Waveney. Coincidentally we meet some friends we know from a nearby village who are coming to experience a jam session. It's a group we love on at The Locks Inn tonight - Murphys Lore. Quick set up and some dinner before heading out and getting a prime seat in the bar. Nice to see some faces who are regulars up there and get an invite to another musical event locally.
As it gets towards 9pm the candles are lit and musical instruments and their owners are gradually turning up, we have the regular fiddle, guitars and bodhram drums but also we a few guest performers we have a banjo and an electronic bass. The performers take turns and tonight we see three or four guests who can sing and play fantastically. It was simply another beautifully atmospheric night. Shame the landlord is often grouchy - the only times we saw him was when he turned us out as quickly as possible (and rudely) at the end of the evening.
We wake up to a pretty nice day, and the marina is quite buzzy today for a change. Chores were light as we had not set up water etc. so we were away quickly and on the road for Kettleburgh. We hummed and harred about the best roads to take and ended up going through Beccles and headed south east to meet the A12 at Yoxford and headed down the A1120 through the pretty villages of Peasenhall, Saxtead, Dennington to Earl Stonham where we turn off to our site for the next few days. Church Farm is caravan club 5 van site with hook up, but no facilities. It sits at the front of St Andrews Church and adjacent to the farm with the resident guard geese. It really is a pretty little place to stay, and the tree blossom and roses were just wonderful.
We meet up with family and friends at the site and head off to The Chequers down the road. The barman is always quite amusing here, & after a drink out in the sunshine we tucked into some good pub fare. Saturday brought warm sunshine, and we headed out on the bikes into Framlingham. We came by the Station Pub where Ed Sheeran treated Nicole Scherzinger to a night out, but all was quiet this morning. The market was on and the town was preparing for a gala weekend, We had a look inside St Michaels church - it was being decked out with blooms ready for a wedding. it's a large and quite magnificent building with a fanned ceiling and wall paintings. After a wander in the castle grounds we sat outside the Castle pub for a relaxing drink, watching the world go round. After an easy bike home, it was pretty warm and time to read the papers and nap.
Sunday brought more sun and a trip to Southwold to get fish for tea. The town was too busy to park up, but we will no doubt be back later in the summer. The discovery on the way back was that Saxmundham has a very good Waitrose where we could get all we need following a trip around every village and town in the vicinity looking for Jersey Royals!
Monday saw the weather cool drastically and Church Farm were again holding an "Auto Jumble". This was something we had never seen before, a sale of a right mix of motor parts along with lots of other strange items. The attendees were numerous and keen, arriving from 7am. For anyone remembering the old Methwold and Swaffham auctions in Norfolk, the clientele were very similar! We headed home on a nice quiet morning, another successful and memorable long weekend, missed not having my sister and brother in law along for this one though, due to my nephew being ill with glandular fever, but we will soon be with them for the Springwatch pilgrimage to Eastbridge.
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