title The Danger of Trees: A Camping (Mis)adventure - Southwold, Suffolk - 3rd August 2015 intro It was going quite well until Fred fell out of a tree in the beer garden of the Walberswick Bell and broke his arm, requiring a trip in an ambulance down to Ipswich A&E. Before then, on leg 2 of a week's camping on the coast, there was time for plenty of crabbing down at Blackshore Harbour followed by a late-evening trip to the nearby beach. Then, there's a trip to Mrs. T's fish and chip shop and a meet-up with Caroline and John from Cambridge who happen to be holidaying near Southwold during the same week. After that, it's more crabbing at the harbour, lunch at the Sole Bay Fish Company, and Fred and Harry get a go on "Top Trailer" - an enterprising gang of kids who are hiring out trips round the campsite on their bicycle trailer for only 10p a go. Bargain. And then, it's a date with destiny as we cycle over the bridge for a beer at the Walberswick Bell. imgc1649 The boys meet up in the Red Lion on South Green imgc1651 Harry looks around imgp0115 Fred and Harry roam around the camp site imgp0116 Crabbing on the rocks imgp0118 Over the river to Walberswick imgp0119 A herring gull lurks on the wheelie bins imgp0121 The herring hull takes flight from the bins imgp0122 Fish for sale imgp0125 A dancing crab in a fish tank imgp0126 Isobel gets a prawn and mussel snack imgp0127 Fishermen's huts on Blackshore imgp0128 The River Blyth imgp0129 More fishermen's huts imgp0133 Fred cycles down some steps imgp0135 Back at the campsite imgp0137 We head off to the beach imgp0141 The dunes of Southwold Harbour beach imgp0143 An evening walk on the beach imgp0146 Southwold lighthouse and pier imgp0147 Isobel and a gang of people on the beach imgp0154 Harry and Fred in their pyjamas imgp0156 Fred in the sea imgp0173 Harry is all stripey teeshirt and shades imgp0175 Isobel and Fred return from a trip to the sea imgp0183 Harry with a stone imgp0184 Lighthouse and pier by day imgp0190 A much-needed windbreak imgp0193 Our beach encampment imgp0195 Behind the dunes imgp0196 A crazy lady chucks chip scraps to the seagulls imgp0197 The queue outside Mrs. T's fish 'n' chip shop imgp0200 The boys by the river imgp0201 Fred gets tangled in a cycle helmet imgp0203 The road across the common, and the water tower imgp0204 A touristey horse-and-cart rides around imgp0205 The boys get ready to play in the sea imgp0222 Lucas takes Harry in hand imgp0236 Just as well everyone's got swimming togs on imgp0253 Harry and Fred are just heads in the sand imgp0257 Everyone says their goodbyes imgp0259 Isobel scoops Harry up imgp0260 Stripey beach hut imgp0261 Back at the campsite imgp0263 Harry and Fred on "Top Trailer" imgp0266 Fred and Harry get back form their ride imgp0267 Fred after his ride imgp0269 Fred gives the whole thing a "thumbs up" imgp0270 There's loads of crabbing down at the harbour imgp0272 Old wooden pile imgp0273 Harry and Fred inspect for crabs imgp0274 Fred helps out with a net imgp0277 The net goes in imgp0279 Fred hauls in his first crab imgp0281 The crabs are let go, and scuttle into the river imgp0291 An actual jellyfish floats around imgp0293 Harry and Isobel wander off to explore imgp0295 Fred's new Crab Gang hang on the wall imgp0296 Inside Sole Bay Fish Company's restaurant imgp0297 Harry slurps on an orange juice imgp0298 We order a modest seafood platter for two imgp0300 Harry says "hurrah" imgp0301 More fish imgp0302 Harry comes out of the secret toilet imgp0304 Cows on Southwold Common imgp0306 A nice old Mercedes convertible imgp0309 An bath with a load of thin rope, like worms imgp0311 More tangled rope and fishing net imgp0314 Harry doesn't look too keen on the ferry imgp0317 On the ferry pontoon imgp0319 The ferry ticket office imgp0321 Time for ice cream imgp0323 Crabbing off a flooded pontoon imgp0324 There's a nice old MG convertible in the car park imgp0329 Spot the dog, as it tries to escape from the ferry imgp0331 Fred on the ferry imgp0336 The campsiter facilities - "Some like it hut" imgp0337 Isobel does the hair monster thing imgp0341 Fred's up a tree imgp0348 Harry looks up at Fred imgp0349 Fred finds a new way to get down from the tree imgp0353 Fred ends up in an Ambulance imgp0354 The ambulance outside the Bell imgp0358 The crew stick on the blue lights for Harry