Rumburgh to Lowestoft
After a lovely stay with Tanya from Love Her Wild, she kindly dropped me back off in Rumburgh to continue my journey. As I set off the weather was threatening to rain, so full waterproofs were on! It soon dried off and I was able to take them off.
It was an exciting day, knowing that by the end of the day, I would have reached the most easterly point of the country! It felt surreal even just thinking about it.
I set off along lanes out of Rumburgh, before joining footpaths through some more fields. It was good walking weather, with cloud cover to stop me getting too warm!
At the end of the footpath was my first bit of agility for the day! It has been very common to find dykes around the edge of the fields for drainage. Most of them have little bridges to cross over. This one, however, did not and with a muddy puddle in the bottom, I didn’t fancy it. Fortunately, a few metres along the road edge, there was an easier spot to cross.
I then joined a bridleway all the way towards Weston. About 5 minutes along it, I encountered my second agility – crossing this fallen tree. After clambering over, I decided that I’d earned a rest and sat in the trees enjoying my malt loaf!
The rest of the bridleway was a lovely mixture of paths through woodland and fields. The path was clear and it made for easy walking.
I had really warmed up by now, and it was time to take my mid layer off!
I then followed a series of lanes to Mutford. The lanes were nice and quiet, making them peaceful to walk along. I even found an honesty shed along the way, which I brought a bottle of apple juice from. It was so good!
Mutford had a lovely church, with a massive bell tower. I thought that the octagonal shape at the top was really interesting.
I followed a series of lanes out of Mutford and towards Lowestoft. I stopped at Morrisons on the way into the town to restock my snacks.
A little while later, I hit the sea. It was such a surreal feeling, to think that I’d hit the east coast! I couldn’t stop smiling, it felt quite emotional.
I then followed the coast path to Ness Point. The King Charles III coast path has been very recently opened, it was nice to walk some of it and see the new signs! As I walked along, some of the locals asked me what I was doing. It was so lovely to receive all of their words of encouragement as I went along. One lady gave me a high five and one gentleman insisted on giving me a tenner towards an evening meal!
I walked along the seafront, watching the waves coming into the beach. It was incredible to think about how far I’ve come. I passed the piers and many ice cream stops, but I was on a mission – to reach Ness Point!
At Ness Point, I was welcomed by some local Guide and Rainbow leaders. It was so lovely for them to come out to greet me. Especially given how bitter the wind was! We swapped badges and I showed them a map of my route.
It’s hard to describe the feeling of getting there, a mixture of amazement, disbelief, pride and astonishment!
At Ness Point, there was a massive compass on the ground, giving distances to different places. It was lovely to find all of my points there!
After soaking it all in, it was time to head to my Airbnb for the evening. I settled in and had my shower, then went to M&S to buy myself a celebratory meal. A pizza, crisps, olives and a selection of my favourite fruits – delish!
I enjoyed it all very much, whilst chatting to my parents. Whilst chatting to them, I realised that I’d incorrectly marked tomorrow’s stop on the map – oops. It was in another village a couple of miles down the road. We managed to sort a reroute and make a plan, in case the day was too long. With a plan in place and feeling amazed at having reached the most easterly point, I drifted straight off to sleep!
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