Being a member of the National Trust we often park either in Morston or in Blakeney - both of which are free to Trust members. We got to the car park at Morston at about 10.45 am. There was plenty of space but within 10 minutes it was jam full. So we arrived at the right time. Bought a coffee at the kiosk where there was no queue. Ten minutes later there was a large one. So we arrived at the right time.
Walked along the bank to Blakeney and back. The skies were blue and the views as wide as ever. Son said he preferred some mountains and hills but strangely I prefer the wide open spaces of North Norfolk where you can see for miles and miles (as The Who once sang).
At Blakeney young children were crabbing. I have never seen the attraction of this either as an adult or when I was a child (yes I was one once).
As you know I find modern technology gobsmacking. So there I was sitting on a bench overlooking the wildlife area listening to a radio station in Cape Cod in the USA. It came from the town of Barnstable (not to be confused with the English town of Barnstaple). It was playing some really good rock music including The Damned, The Cure and much more. I was using an app entitled Radio Garden which I have mentioned before. This gives instant access to literally thousands of radio stations from throughout the world. I found Beatles Radio as well which just plays Beatles music through the day.
Talking about Cape Cod, when we were there two years ago we caught the ferry to Martha's Vineyard. Tonight on the news there was an item stating that the ferry has been the victim of ransomware which basically sees hackers stealing an organisation's data to lock its computers. They then try to extort money to give access to the company's own network. Apparently this attack is slowing the service down but not stopping it.
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Included with this blog is a photograph of Norwich taken during the Second World War. It depicts an American airman. For me the photograph is all wrong. Can you think why I feel that way? Answers tomorrow.
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I mentioned cricket in yesterday's blog. It's a complex game that takes quite a bit of patience to understand.
We have friends in America who are still hoping to visit us this year if COVID allows. They want to go to a cricket match.
A few years ago I found a piece in a book entitled "Describing Cricket to Americans." I found this on the internet and it does simplify and explain the game. So here goes.
- You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.
- Each man that’s in the side that’s in the field goes out and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out.
- When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in.
- When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
- Sometimes there are men still in and not out.
- There are men called umpires who stay out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out.
- Depending on the weather and the light, the umpires can also send everybody in, no matter whether they’re in or out.
- When both sides have been in and all the men are out (including those who are not out), then the game is finished.
So now you know.