title The Cycling Camping Trip. Shottisham, Suffolk - 13th-15th August 2004 intro The "cycling splinter group" do their annual camping trip, this year to St Margaret's Campsite in Shottisham near Woodbridge in Suffolk (possibly the world's most lacksadaisically-run site, notwithstanding the owner eventually letting us off for pitching in the wrong field). This year was a gentler 30-odd-mile ride from Shottisham through Bawdsey, across the ferry to Felixstowe Ferry, through Walton, up to Woodbridge and back. Of course, various pubs were involved on the way... dcp_7444 Marc and Sue in the "base pub" - the Sorrel Horse in Shottisham dcp_7445 Apple and Pippa dcp_7446 DH chats to the landlord, Ken, about Bawdsey radar and the "Chain Home" system dcp_7447 Jon "Ninja" Mortlock takes his comfort blankie to bed :-) dcp_7451 Sue makes tea dcp_7456 Marc substitutes a packet of biccies for his genitalia... dcp_7457 ...and then offers them around... dcp_7460 and then shows the results of mastication dcp_7463 Next morning, it's tent city dcp_7464 dcp_7465 dcp_7466 dcp_7468 Outside the Ramsholt Arms, on the River Deben dcp_7469 dcp_7471 dcp_7472 A brief stop in Alderton dcp_7473 At the ferry at Bawdsey. The sign says to "Wave bat for ferry"... dcp_7475 ...which Bill dutifully does dcp_7476 dcp_7477 dcp_7479 Jen has a paddle in the river... dcp_7480 ...whilst Sue writes her name in the sand dcp_7482 On the ferry 'cross the river. DH looks after the bikes dcp_7483 dcp_7484 dcp_7487 Paying the ferryman ('cos he got us to the other side) dcp_7489 dcp_7490 dcp_7491 At the Ferryboat Inn, Felixstowe Ferry dcp_7492 dcp_7493 dcp_7496 dcp_7499 On the way to Walton, on the outskirts of Felixstowe, we spot a whole line of vintage tractors dcp_7503 dcp_7504 Entertaining pub-sign humour dcp_7506 Inside the "Half Moon" at Walton dcp_7507 dcp_7509 dcp_7512 Nosher plays the piano for a bit dcp_7514 Next pub along, and Bill and Sue play on the slide dcp_7516 dcp_7520 Perhaps the prettiest pub in Suffolk, which unfortunately we didn't stop in as it didn't open all day dcp_7521 dcp_7523 A field of pumpkins dcp_7525 Pub 4, The Red Lion, on the edge of Martlesham dcp_7530 Pub 5, The Wilford Bridge, near Sutton Hoo on the edge of Woodbridge. More beer... dcp_7531 Sue scopes out a tiny caterpillar through Nosher's printers' magnifier (well, doesn't everyone carry one?) dcp_7535 Apple and Pip on the bridge over the river Deben dcp_7538 There's always something that fascinates me about Turf Fields: 20 acres of lawn dcp_7540 Pub 6, and the end of the line, back at the Sorrel Horse in Shottisham dcp_7543 Caz joins the gang for food and vodka dcp_7544 DH inspects "The List" dcp_7545 dcp_7546 dcp_7549 Marc shows off a crab dcp_7552 Bill guffs and nearly gasses out the entire pub dcp_7557 Claire, the cute barmaid, and Ken the landlord dcp_7558 Claire pokes Marc awake with a large stick dcp_7560 Claire applies a plaster to Bill's finger after he gets it shredded by Bageira the pub cat dcp_7561 Next morning dcp_7562 dcp_7563