1 off the train and I didn't meet any other walkers all day. Apologies if I missed anyone. A glorious day, nearly full sunshine and a bit of a breeze, particularly coming back along the estuary. A highlight was seeing several thousand Brent geese coming up with the tide just in front of Leigh-on-Sea. Apparently they are there for approximately one more month before they move on. And the best time to see the spectacle is 3 hours before high tide from the sea front (or pubs!) at Leigh. Lots of egrets too. I didn't sample any of the pubs so can't comment, though had I not been walking in the afternoon I would have been sorely tempted to get fish for the evening from one of the fishmongers. Barge Gladys was open and suitably quirky, so I enjoyed a pint of cider outside on the top deck. A fabulous day - you all missed a treat!
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1 off the train and I didn't meet any other walkers all day. Apologies if I missed anyone. A glorious day, nearly full sunshine and a bit of a breeze, particularly coming back along the estuary. A highlight was seeing several thousand Brent geese coming up with the tide just in front of Leigh-on-Sea. Apparently they are there for approximately one more month before they move on. And the best time to see the spectacle is 3 hours before high tide from the sea front (or pubs!) at Leigh. Lots of egrets too.
I didn't sample any of the pubs so can't comment, though had I not been walking in the afternoon I would have been sorely tempted to get fish for the evening from one of the fishmongers. Barge Gladys was open and suitably quirky, so I enjoyed a pint of cider outside on the top deck. A fabulous day - you all missed a treat!
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