Woke up to a rainy start in Downham market. Full cooked breakfast and then we went on towards Dereham. Heavy rain to start out which is never best of starts. Saw signs for an Iceni village and if memory serves Queen Bodicea was one of them. Feel like I should get swords fitted to Lightnings wheels for when motorists get too close. Rumbled along the A47 briefly which wasn't fun. Turned off at Dereham - very gratefully- and made our way to the Dereham Resource centre. At this point I felt the familiar and dreaded rumble of a flat tyre and was so busy looking at the back wheel I missed the turning! With the kind help of Diane we made our way to the centre and came in for extremly welcome cake and tea.
After refuelling with cake we had a tour of the cente. The thing that I remember most was the lift. Now i'm no fan of confined spaces but this lift was so well designed it didn't feel constrained at all and gave you a real sense of being in control, something vital for deafblind people. When we arrived there was a music session in full flow which sounded great fun. After fixing the puncture - well Helen is a practical lady so we had it done in no time - we saw the training room, relaxation/sensory room, art and woodwork room and then joined the service users for lunch. What a friendly bunch of people. Huge thanks to Diane and all the team for looking after us so well and a special thanks to all the service users who came to wish us good luck on our cycle.
Onwards to Wyndmondham and then a cross country route. On leaving town we saw a sign for The Lizard which confused me no end - didn't realise we were in Cornwall. I'm hugely confused, Ted.
Into Bungay, onwards to Beccles and then to Lowestoft. Dropped our panniers at the Motel then on to The Ness. Well actually we went past it first time as it's not exactly obvious. Photocall with Lightning at the furthest East point, then fish and chips well earned, Mr Whippy hard fought for and sleep well deserved.
After refuelling with cake we had a tour of the cente. The thing that I remember most was the lift. Now i'm no fan of confined spaces but this lift was so well designed it didn't feel constrained at all and gave you a real sense of being in control, something vital for deafblind people. When we arrived there was a music session in full flow which sounded great fun. After fixing the puncture - well Helen is a practical lady so we had it done in no time - we saw the training room, relaxation/sensory room, art and woodwork room and then joined the service users for lunch. What a friendly bunch of people. Huge thanks to Diane and all the team for looking after us so well and a special thanks to all the service users who came to wish us good luck on our cycle.
Onwards to Wyndmondham and then a cross country route. On leaving town we saw a sign for The Lizard which confused me no end - didn't realise we were in Cornwall. I'm hugely confused, Ted.
Into Bungay, onwards to Beccles and then to Lowestoft. Dropped our panniers at the Motel then on to The Ness. Well actually we went past it first time as it's not exactly obvious. Photocall with Lightning at the furthest East point, then fish and chips well earned, Mr Whippy hard fought for and sleep well deserved.
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