Go east young man, go east!!

Post by **RogerRust** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:32 pm

I've looked at the forecast, tomorrow is the day!

I'm going to leave the map at home and just drive east by the compass. At every junction I'll take the road that heads most east and see where I hit the coast.

In the perfect world Sizewell is exactly due east from my house! I wonder where I will get to.

The weather forecast is poor for here tomorrow, but better the further east I go.

So I'll let you know tomorrow night.

If I get close enough I will make a short diversion to Pakenham in Suffolk where my forefathers lived from the fifteenth century to the late 1800's when they moved to London to make their fortune! There are still people there with the same surname as me. Nothing grand as far as I can tell they were all farmhands.

Post by **alanworland** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:09 pm

More to the point, if once you get there (where?) you did the same for the return journey, but west, would you ever get home?

Post by **RogerRust** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:26 pm

no chance, but I have an advantage - I know where I live!

Post by **Judge** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:21 pm

Sounds like you've done a bit of family history research Roger, something I'm currently doing too.

Post by **d_harris** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:20 pm

Sorry, so there is a Rust Family in Packenham??

Post by **stag36587** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:34 am

Excellent idea - I think I should do the same but go North and see how long it takes to eventually end up in Glasgow!

Post by **RogerRust** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:08 am

Stag, I didn't know Glasgow was by the sea!

West should take me to New Quay in Wales, south to Littlehampton(ish) and North to Robin Hoods Bay once I gat past the Humber.

Those trips are for later this year!

Post by **dalebrignall** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:30 am

im going west to ludlow this weekend with tent in boot.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:49 am

What do you do if you end up at a T junction and the only option is North or South?

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:52 am

Melt down! Glasgow is 'on the sea' - the Clyde is tidal right up through most of Glasgow.

Post by **RogerRust** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:29 pm

Well I'm back,

I had to make some value judgements Ray, the roads were pulling me South East so I had to do the occasional NE to make up for it. It took a little while, but I drove through lots of tiny villages I would have missed on the dual carriageways.

It was less miles through the villages and lanes, but it took an hour longer going than coming back. The sad thing is I won't ever be able to remember the route.

Perhaps someone else would like to do something similar - this could catch on.

233 miles all in all - I left at 07.30 this morning.

I ended up at Dunwich beach in sight of Sizewell but a few miles North

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It was sunny for the whole trip until I was nearly home. Here are a few pics of Pakenham the land of my ancestors.

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Post by **RogerRust** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:32 pm

bmcecosse wrote:Melt down! Glasgow is 'on the sea' - the Clyde is tidal right up through most of Glasgow.

I must remember that - so London is on Sea as well! I don't think so!

Post by **toginthemog** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:30 pm

roger didnt you go with the car your brave letting your car go to the seaside on its own cant do that with mine as it likes playing in the sea cant be trusted LOL

Post by **aupickup** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:41 pm

well i went south 2 miles and hit the sea

Post by **d_harris** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:18 pm

Thats about as far as I have to go too!

Post by **aupickup** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:21 pm

mangaed to get on a boat so now heading for dieppe, will let you know later how far south i have got
may make charante by tom eve

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:39 pm

Roger, I was on the beach at Aldeburgh with the girls yesterday afternoon, about the same distance south of Sizewell as you were to the North. There was a quite a crowd here pondering over something glinting in the distance. Must have been you opening the MG door!

Post by **LouiseM** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:53 pm

There was a quite a crowd here pondering over something glinting in the distance. Must have been you opening the MG door!

They must have great eyesight if they could see Roger's car yesterday afternoon as he didn't arrive there until today