A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

We meet up with Clive and Suzanne for a trip over to Thorpeness on the coast near Sizewell, taking the van for a spin. Thorpeness, despite being only four miles away from the oft-visited Aldeburgh, is hitherto unexplored, and the weather is great, at least as far as January goes. Afterwards, it's back for dinner and a chance for Amelia and Fred to run around like lunatics for a couple of hours.

next album: Thornham Walks, and a Swiss Fondue, Thornham and Cambridge - 23rd January 2011
previous album: New Year's Day, and The Miserable Rich at the Arts Centre, Southwold and Norwich - 1st January 2011

Buggies are extracted from the vans, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Buggies are extracted from the vans

Thorpeness clapper-board houses, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Thorpeness clapper-board houses

A bunch of swans, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

A bunch of swans

The iconic 'House in the Clouds', A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

The iconic 'House in the Clouds'

Isobel and Clive with buggies, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Isobel and Clive with buggies

Contra-jour beach-front houses, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Contra-jour beach-front houses

Amelia and Ellie on the beach, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Amelia and Ellie on the beach

Clive on the beach, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Clive on the beach

Ellie, Amelia and Suzanne, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Ellie, Amelia and Suzanne

Fishermen on the beach, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Fishermen on the beach

Amelia and Fred hold hands on the beach, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Amelia and Fred hold hands on the beach

Ellie with Fred, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Ellie with Fred

Driftwood, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Driftwood

Ellie stands on the driftwood log, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Ellie stands on the driftwood log

Isobel, Suzanne and Ellie are on the log, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Isobel, Suzanne and Ellie are on the log

Amelia and Clive, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Amelia and Clive

The whole gang on the driftwood log, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

The whole gang on the driftwood log

Nosher and Isobel, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Nosher and Isobel

Stomping up the gravel, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Stomping up the gravel

More walkers on the beach, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

More walkers on the beach

Fred runs around by a digger, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Fred runs around by a digger

Nosher casts a very long shadow, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Nosher casts a very long shadow

The pond at Thorpeness, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

The pond at Thorpeness

Fred and Amelia are strapped in, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Fred and Amelia are strapped in

A picnic by the vans, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

A picnic by the vans

A procession of swans, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

A procession of swans

Fred pokes about in the van, A Trip to Thorpeness, Suffolk - 9th January 2011

Fred pokes about in the van

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Buggies are extracted from the vans

Buggies are extracted from the vans

Thorpeness clapper-board houses

A bunch of swans

The iconic 'House in the Clouds'

Isobel and Clive with buggies

Contra-jour beach-front houses

Amelia and Ellie on the beach

Clive on the beach

Ellie, Amelia and Suzanne

Fishermen on the beach

Amelia and Fred hold hands on the beach

Ellie with Fred

Driftwood

Ellie stands on the driftwood log

Isobel, Suzanne and Ellie are on the log

Amelia and Clive

The whole gang on the driftwood log

Nosher and Isobel

Stomping up the gravel

More walkers on the beach

Fred runs around by a digger

Nosher casts a very long shadow

The pond at Thorpeness

Fred and Amelia are strapped in

A picnic by the vans

A procession of swans

Fred pokes about in the van