Now that I'm home, and editing the photos from the Nikon cameras, I can provide a more detailed description of my latest Travels in the Tin Tent.
The map below shows Macclesfield (the red spot), where I set out from on Saturday, 31st August, driving to the beautiful campsite at Scole, two miles east of Diss, in Norfolk, indicated by the base of the 'map pin', with the blue rectangle showing the approximate area covered during my wander through Norfolk and Suffolk..
As mentioned at the beginning of this tale, what should have been just over four hours of driving took seven hours, due to the main A14 Trunk road being closed between Huntingdon and Cambridge, resulting in a long, tedious diversion, in stop - start traffic.
Consequently, I missed calling in at Bottisham to see the guys there, as it was way past closing time by the time I got anywhere near the place - I also missed calling on the return journey, due o the new road extensions being built in the area.
As a result of the long drive, and some rather painful clutch work for over two hours, I was far too stiff and sore to go anywhere on Sunday, and therefore missed out on visiting the control tower museum at Seething, and the airfield site at Tibbenham.
After a couple of days rest however, I ventured out to Thorpe Abbotts on Wednesday, as the museum site there would be open, and had a very pleasant few hours, wandering around the buildings and chatting to some of the volunteer staff.
The next couple of post will show the museum site, some of the exhibits, and those parts of the former airfield still visible, but meanwhile, the pics below showing the airfield wartime layout, the site as it is today, and some general information about the airfield (courtesy of the museum guide pamphlet) should help to set the scene.