title A Postcard from Beccles, Suffolk - 2nd April 2017 intro Following the Bungay Black Dog Festival of Running, we drive over to nearby Beccles for a wander around, and happen to catch up with the half marathon runners who are still stomping around the Waveney Valley. imgc5539 Boats on the river imgp8093 We head off from Ditchingam imgp8096 Beccles and the church imgp8097 The boys head down to the river imgp8098 Isobel, with a gammy leg, walks down the steps imgp8100 A bunch of half-marathon runners passes by imgp8101 Water is handed out imgp8105 Drinks are offered at a watering station imgp8109 A runner has a quick rest imgp8115 The hippies grab some water imgp8121 The hippies are still together imgp8125 Another photo of the hippy group imgp8128 The nave window of St. Michael's imgp8129 A view from the church imgp8130 We explore one of the "scores" imgp8132 Beccles shops imgp8134 Down by the quay imgp8135 Isobel does Facebook on the bridge imgp8136 A sad-looking boat imgp8138 Prezzo in an old cinema imgp8140 Fred scopes the menu in Prezzo imgp8142 Fred and Isobel in Prezzo imgp8144 Prezzo Beccles is a converted cinema imgp8147 Isobel and Harry head into a closed shop imgp8149 The remains of the old A143 just outside Brockdish imgp8150 Isobel pokes a big bonfire with a stick imgp8155 We have some sort of tea in the wrecked garden imgp8159 Isobel fishes out a baked potato from the fire imgp8167 Sparks fly out, as Isobel pokes