Ipswich and Suffolk

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Tuesday 15 June

We drove from Wells to Ipswich via Norwich. We took the A14 across the Orwell Bridge on the south side of Ipswich, then the next turn left after the one to Ipswich.– it was a bit longer than I thought, but we arrived as arranged, and rang Tom Williams, who came and piloted us to his house. We liked them both – it came as a surprise to me that Jenny (nee Wellington) is a 3^rd cousin – they seemed really pleased to see us.  After coffee and talk, they took us out in his BMW to a pub on the river to the east of Ipswich – it was a very pleasant spot and we enjoyed each others’ company. 

 

We stayed on at their place for tea and cake and finally got away about 5pm and drove towards London – it was a pretty good run through to Jordans – by about 7pm. It is in a great location – a comfortable little hostel and we got our own room!  The girl was very nice to us.  It was a great spot for our last night in England.  We did not need any dinner (other than a glass of red and cheese and oatcakes) following a big pub lunch.

It was an interesting drive from Ipswich towards London, but good to exit to our last Youth Hostel at Jordans. Apart from the female Warden, there were only a couple of men so we were able to share the female dorm. It was soccer world cup so we joined the others to watch in the evening.