Booton, 6 July 2021 - Brody's Ride

The day started around 4:40 with "Wuf".  With Brody's conditions the way they are we no longer ignore these calls, so he was allowed into the garden. Unfortunately for us this simply convinced him it was breakfast time.  Every time we came close to dozing off again there was another "wuf", quieter than the first but enough to wake someone who is not in a deep sleep.  I allowed him to sleep by my bed, but that didn't work either, he was awake and wanted breakfast, so the nagging did not stop.

When we finally gave in it was only about 20 minutes before the normal time, I really hope this hasn't started a trend.

Then the challenge of the first morning away began - find things the right size to measure out breakfast and bowls the right size to cook the porridge in.  That done, and eaten, it was time to investigate the shower.  The batheroom, like the rest of the cabin, is very modern and a little minimalist.  There is no soap dish in the shower, in fact there is almost no space for anything in the bathroom, but the room is not small, just underdeveloped.

All ready for the day, but unwilling to get soaked in the pouring rain, we relaxed for a while.

When a break in the weather appeared we drove into Reepham for supplies, and brought fruit in the local shop - served in paper bags.  We also drove the half mile out of town to the Co-op for things we couldn't get in town, reurned home, because the rain had started again.

When the rain stopped we drove to The Crown (near the Co-op) for lunch.  The food was very good, and the service very friendly.  Brody sat by the table and ignored the other dogs, just had we always has, bringing priase from the staff.

Lunch over we set off down the Marriotts Way heritage trail. It was once part of the Easter Union Railway, as this plaque show.

By now Brody was struggling badly, so I returned to the car for the pushchair.  Below he has yet to contemplate getting in.  To say he was reluctant would be an understatement, but with the hlp of some dog food, he climbed in and settled for a while.  He does not like being trapped in it and tried to get out a number of times. Once I closed the front flap (open in the picture) and opened the top flap he was a lot happier.

We called in to the Panther brewery shop to pic up some local brew for tomorrow evening and later in the holiday.  

The returned home to relax in front of the tennis.  Jo had bought some Norfolk Paddle cheese, which was great with crackers and salad for tea.

Then for a short walk to settle Brody for the night.  Jo stopped him walking in the stream, so instead he flopped in the mud a little further on and needed a wash.

Back home in time for the second half of ITA SPN.