| Bus | From | To | Service | Operator |
| 69426 | Bury Road P&R | Ipswich Cattlemarket BS | 801 | First Eastern Counties |
| 32492 | Ipswich Cattlemarket BS | Rushmere Hospital (nr) | 66 | First Eastern Counties |
| 65590 | Rushmere Hospital (nr) | Ipswich Cattlemarket BS | 64 | First Eastern Counties |
| 69429 | Ipswich Cattlemarket BS | Bury Road P&R | 801 | First Eastern Counties |
| 37567 | Norwich BS | Great Yarmouth BS | X1 | First Eastern Counties |
| 46375 | Great Yarmouth BS | Gorleston | 5 | First Eastern Counties |
| 34112 | Gorleston | Great Yarmouth BS | 1 | First Eastern Counties |
| 37563 | Great Yarmouth BS | Norwich BS | X1 | First Eastern Counties |
Another busy day... We set off towards Ipswich just before 10, stopping just south of Norwich in a lay-by for hot food. It took around an hour to get to the Bury Road park & ride where we parked up and waited for thr next bus. waiting for time was First Eastern Counties 69426 which we duly caught to Ipswich. It cost £3 for all of us to travel on this return fare.
69426 at Bury Road Park & Ride (Matt)
When we arrived in Ipswich we alighted adjacent to the old cattlemarket bus station. Mum went off to do some shopping and we went around the bus station with Matthew taking pictures. The best bus in the first stint in the bus station was 42431 which was parked up between duties.
First Eastern Counties 42431 in the old Cattlemarket bus station Ipswich (Matt)
Aftera short while thinking about what to do next, Volvo ALX400 double decker 32492 appeared in the bus station and we decided to do that. Due to where we were standing when the bus came in and the close proximity of the stands to the buses, Matthew was unable to get a picture. We did this bus to a stop just past a large roundabout near Rushmere hospital. we crossed the road and waited at the bus stop situated on the roundabout. After a short while Scania 65590 appeared on a #64 service and we decided to do this back to the Cattlemarket bus station.
65590 near Ipswich Hospital (Matt)
On the return journey we passed Ipswich's other bus station. On return we met up with mum and had some chips. We then stood and took some picture for a while, eventually returning to the Bury Road P&R on 69429.
69429 adjacent to the old cattlemarket bus station in Ipswich (Matt)
We then drove north back to Norwich, with a run to Yarmouth planned for later in the afternoon. when we got to Norwich we had originally planned to go to the Bell near the castle to eat and watch buses. but where we had parked was on the other side of Norwich. Having been in one place and not being able to find anything that Matthew would eat, we eventually went to the outdoor market and had a bacon sandwich! After eating we walked to the main bus station and waited for an X1 service to take us to Yarmouth. The next Yarmouth bound X1 was worked by 37567.
37567 in Norwich bus station (Matt)
The journey was fairly uneventful, there seemed to be delays on the long straight road across the broads that take you into Yarmouth as we were waiting in standing traffic for quite a while. By the time we qot there in late afternoon it had started raining. Almost as soon as we got there, 46375 pulled into the bus station and we decided to do it.
46375 in Yarmouth bus station (Matt)
It was quite full, but we managed to get a seat near the back. We did the bus across the river and a couple of miles to Gorlestown town. We got off and crossed the road, already there was double decker 34112 which we jumped on and did straight back. After we got back into the bus station we had about 30 taking pictures before we went to the appropriate stand to wait for the X1 back to Norwich. After a short delay, 37563 appeared on the Peterborough bound X1. the bus was reasonably well filled and as we left Yarmouth the rain came down heavily! For most of the return journey we could not see where we were or where we were going and the sky was virtually black. We called up mum to come and meet us near the bus station. Eventually we arrived in Norwich and Matthew managed to get this picture of our bus in Norwich bus station.
37563 in Norwich bus station (Matt)
We walked over to where mum had parked and we drove back to the holiday let. We spent the evening looking out our pictures and a couple of days later uploading them to Flickr...Mark
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