Family Visiting

Its a lot flatter in Essex than in Devon and someone has removed most of the hedges, but there are nice views of countryside and stuff out in the sticks where the family live.

Blimey it was hot! We had a barbeque the first night we were there which was great - locally sourced sausages and burgers and generous portions of side dishes of various varieties. There's quite a few cousins up there so I think they are used to putting on a feast for 8 adults and 7 kids.

The next day we went for a walk, which we were promised would take about an hour and was about 4 miles - their estimates were a bit generous as it was more like 1.75 hours and the path meandered quite a bit with the route of the river. We ended up getting there at about 1pm and were glad to sit under a tree in the park and have lunch.

Its pretty good for waterbased activities there, lots of sailing, windsurfing for people of all ages and abilities.

We came home on Sunday, taking it fairly slowly and having about an hour for lunch. Its a bit hard on the knees, legs and back, not to mention the drivers wrists doing a longer journey. I'm certainly glad not to have to get on it for a couple of days, but it was a good test for when we do some motorbike touring abroad.

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