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This is the 2nd post on a series about the Via Beata pilgrimage by bike concluded on the 3rd of August 2021.
- Promote the cycling video for this day of the journey.
- Provide an overview of the route and allow for the download of a “cleaned-up” version of the GPX track we rode on this day of the journey’s.
- Provide the link to the written account for this day of the journey in Katy’s Blog.
- Provide the gallery of photographs that Katy and I took on this day of the journey.
- Provide links to useful online resources about this day of the journey.
- Provide a communication channel to enable readers and interested parties to ask questions or drop us a message through the blog.
1. The Video for this day of the journey
The 38m 40s video below was recorded between Lowestoft and East Harling on the 25th of July 2021.
2. The route we cycled on this day of the journey
The map below shows a “cleaned-up” version of our route between Lowestoft and East Harling on this day. By “cleaned-up” I mean, where I considered necessary, I edited the “real-life” track to exclude some of the mistakes or issues we encountered along the way, such as navigation errors, closed gates or other impassable obstacles (with a bike), etc. The objective being to prevent you from making these same mistakes or benefiting from the experience we acquired while riding on this route. Keep in mind everything changes… life is dynamic, roads and paths are closed for maintenance or become impassable for a number of reasons, access to certain locations may become restricted, etc. Use it at your own risk.
In addition to the raw GPX route shown in the map above, which you may download through the link below the map, I have also created a Google Maps version of the entire route in the EyeCycled Google Account.
To visualise the Google Map of the Via Beata route and main Waypoints please click on the link below (opens in a new tab).
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1mKIjBROBR1o6IiHTRx0Mh6dNUSpa7oc&usp=sharing
3. Katy’s written account of the day
Please click on the picture below to be taken to her blog post.
4. Photo-Gallery
A picture is worth a thousand words.
These are the pictures we took on this day of the journey. Where possible we provided some context in every picture taken. These pictures are not to be sold or used without prior consent.
Click on the thumbnail to expand picture and read about that moment. The navigation numbers below each gallery refer to the number of viewable pages in the gallery.
Day 01 Photos (First day of the 10 days journey)
5. Links to useful online resources for this day of the journey.
We are giving you our experiences here for free, but it is up to you if you want to replicate them or not. Each journey is different and you may want to plan a custom one for you. Hopefully some of your journey may match ours, but for any portions that don’t these are useful online resources for this day.
| # | Resource Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel Victoria in Lowestoft | This is the hotel we stayed for 1 night in Lowestoft. We enjoyed our stay here and have no issues recommending it to you. |
| 2 | Way-Station: The Glory of God Gives It Light, Kirkley, Lowestoft | This way-station is entitled "The Glory of God gives it light". It's based on the scripture of Revelations Chapter 21 v. 23, about a vision of the "Heavenly city" that John had while he was a prisoner on the island of Patmos. It is currently located on the grounds of the Church of St Peter & St john in Kirklet. |
| 3 | Way-Station: Days of Creation, Ringsfield Hall. | We actually missed this way-station. We tried to find it, but were unsuccessful. It could well be we cycled way past it and didn't see it. See video for more details. |
| 4 | Way-Station: Road to Emmaus, Ditchingham | Located near the gate to the Emmaus Centre in Ditchingham – a charity that gives homeless people a place to live provides training for job opportunities. |
| 5 | Way-Station: Wise and Foolish Builders, Great Moulton | This way-station is entitled "Wise and foolish builders" and is located on the grounds of the Saint Michael and all Angels church in Great Moulton. |
| 6 | The Emmaus Centre in Ditchingham | Emmaus Norfolk & Waveney is a homelessness charity which provides up to 32 people with a home, tailored support, training and work opportunities. |
| 7 | The Sunset house B&B in East Harling | This is the B&B we stayed at the end of our 1st day. We really enjoyed our stay here and have no issues recommending it to you. |
6. How to get in touch with us
The easiest way is to use the form below and send us a message, but you can also leave comments both here as well as in YouTube or our social media accounts. Kepp in mind we do this as a hobby, not as a job, so our responses might be delayed. We aim to provide a response within a week, but it can happen that we are travelling or otherwise unavailable for longer than that. If you didn’t receive a response within 2 weeks, but send us a folloy-up message.
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