20th MAY 2001

A walk along the shore of Lake Lothing
from Lowestoft to Oulton Broad.

Today`s weather : Sunny and very hot.

EX NAVY LANDING CRAFT

Two ex Navy landing craft awaiting conversion for use in the oil industry.

 

LEATHES HAM

Leathes ham, next to Lake Lothing is where the footpath should be,
but due to the wet winter the path is still flooded.

 

WHERE THE FOOTPATH SHOULD BE

Another photograph of where the footpath should be, between the two lines of trees.

 

LOOKING DOWN RIVER TOWARDS LOWESTOFT

Looking down river for the railway bridge towards Lowestoft.

 

TWO BOATS ON SLIPWAY

Two old boats on the slipway being repaired and re-painted, the one in the foreground
hails from Brixham.

 

SKELETONS OF OLD HERRING DRIFTERS

The skeleton's of two old herring drifters.

 

SKELETON OF DRIFTER

Parts of the engine can still clearly be seen in the skeleton of this old drifter.

 

AN OLD ANCHOR

An old anchor on display at the cruising club, the two large buildings in the background
once belonged to Brooke Yachts, which built prestige yachts including Sir Richard Branson's
Virgin Atlantic Challenger which broke the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic.

 

RAILWAY TUNNEL

And finally we walk through the railway tunnel into Oulton Broad.

 

OULTON BROAD

Looking up Oulton Broad from the lock gates.