On The Ness

I've added a new section to the gallery of pictures from Orford Ness - there aren't that many as I was only on the Ness for a couple of hours before an enormous storm rolled in and I had to beat a hasty retreat. Thanks to the National Trust warden for coaxing a reluctant ferryman to come and collect me!

Despite my curtailed visit I found it a fascinating place - the debris from almost a century of military testing just lying around rusting on a windswept bit of shingle that seems to be only barely managing to stay above the waters of the North Sea. It's a shame though that so much of the Ness is still off-limits, including the nuclear-test "pagodas" which are the most striking feature when you arrive on the boat. Being given a stern lecture on arrival by the warden about the danger of unexploded munitions does tend to diminish any appetite for exploring off the cleared trails though...