title The Destruction of Mrs T's Chipper, Blackshore, Southwold - 9th July 2023 intro Isobel and Harry are finishing up their Karate Kamp session at the Harbour campsite, so Isobel suggests driving over to meet them as apparently the weather was nice on the coast. However, by the time of arrival it's lashing it down, so we all sit in the van for a bit until the rain stops. Then Isobel goes for a quick swim, and after that we wander up Blackshore Quay to see the tragic remains of Mrs T's fish and chip shed, which burned down a few weeks before. In-between, we buy a line and a bucket so Harry can do a bit of crabbing. imgp4809 It's lashing it down at the harbour car park imgp4810 Harry waits outside the bogs in the rain imgp4811 Harry waits for something to happen imgp4817 Isobel goes for a quick swim as Harry watches imgp4819 We've got the beach almost all to ourselves imgp4820 There's a dead dogfish or mini shark on the beach imgp4823 Harry considers some sort of tree stump imgp4824 There are some nice lilac flowers in the dunes imgp4827 Some sea-thistle is in flower imgp4828 We head back to the van and car imgp4829 Harry does a bit of crabbing on Blackshore Quay imgp4832 The river is very flat and calm imgp4835 There's a seagull explosion over in Walberswick imgp4839 Harry catches a decent-sized crab imgp4842 Harry peers into the river imgp4848 Blackshore Quay imgp4851 People arrive from Walberswick on the ferry imgp4852 We walk up towards the fish huts imgp4854 There's a big pile of crab pots on the quay imgp4859 The tragic remains of Mrs T's fish and chip shop imgp4861 The burned-out Mrs T's chipper imgp4865 The sheds next door have fared even worse imgp4873 Charred remains and the burnt stern of a boat imgp4881 A boat with its stern burned off imgp4882 The fresh fish shed is still going imgp4883 We get a couple of pints of prawns imgp4884 Harry with a can of Fanta in the fish shed imgp4889 A little flotilla of Lasers is towed up the river imgp4891 Laser dinghies on the River Blyth imgp4892 Harry roams around imgp4896 Boats head out of the river