War and peace
THE recent lockdown meant I hadn’t been home to my native Norfolk for more than six months – the longest I’ve ever been away – but with the MoT tests for both my Disco 1 and Ninety due, I had the perfect excuse to get across and see my mechanic mate Nigel Hammond, who does such an excellent job of keeping my elderly Land Rovers roadworthy and in top-top condition.
He’s based at Horningtoft, in the middle of the county, but I couldn’t resist extending my trip by a day and travelling in my 1984 Ninety to Breckland in south Norfolk. My usual pub at Barton Bendish had yet to re-open following the Covid-19 shutdown, but I soon
