Our walk the previous week had to be cancelled when the wrong move wrecked my knee. 25th July 2024 is my first outing since then, and that knee is still fragile. I’m nor confident of surviving a long walk, so we opt for a ‘stroll’ along the River Bure, as far as Bure Park on the outskirts of town. Please join us, though be advised, the day is dull and we’re not walking fast!

25th July 2024

We start at the old town wall… beside the yacht station. The smell of bacon is thick in the air

25th July 2024

25th July 2024

Some boats are permanent fixtures…

25th July 2024

25th July 2024

Away from the chaos of boats and services, grazing marshes stretch into the mist as if into infinity while this Lesser Black Backed Gull plays sentinel

25th July 2024

25th July 2024

Sheep graze to our left while to our right steps offer entrance to Bure Park. I step one at a time, careful not to wring my knee again

25th July 2024

25th July 2024

And it’s into the wooded copse where this tree intrigues me

25th July 2024

25th July 2024

As does this lime tree…

25th July 2024

Disappointed at first to see no swans, no ducks, no coots…

25th July 2024

But as we round a corner…ah, here they are

25th July 2024

By now my knee isn’t at all happy. It’s not going to make the walk home. Like it not I’m going to have to get on a bus. Ouch! Ouch and ouch and ouch. And careful how I get off.

I’m hoping another week will see a great improvement to my knee, but I’m still wary of getting on and off busses, and of walking my usual distance. We’ll see.

Hope you enjoyed our walk. I did, despite a few moments of pain.