Durdle door

We woke to bright sunshine again that looked like it might last longer than a few minutes. We packed up and tidied up the annexe ready to leave by 10 am.
No trip to Dorset would seem complete to me without a visit to Durdle Door so that’s where we headed. As we approached the car park we stopped at a T junction and were slightly surprised to see a sleek McLaren sports car go past - followed by about 10 others which all filed into the car park ahead of us. The McLaren owner’s club annual meeting maybe? It must have raised the average value of the cars in the car park by tens of thousands and there was much admiration from and selfie taking by passers by.
For the first time this week I had decided not to wear my thermal (and water resistant) walking trousers or coat as the weather had looked so promising which inevitably caused the heavy downpour that happened as we reached the far side of Lulworth Cove! We were able to shelter under some trees on the cliff side until it passed without getting too wet.
By the time we had walked back to the car to leave my damp fleece there, the sky was completely blue and the sun warm again. To ensure it stayed this way, I rolled my coat into its carry bag and clipped it to my day sack!
We made our way up the killer cliff to towards Durdle Door enjoying the blueness of the sky and sea and the white cliffs. Once at the top we opted to go down the steps to the beach on the eastern side of Durdle Door as there were fewer people and it seemed to be out of the breeze. In fact it was so warm and sunny we might have had a little snooze in the sun 🌞
Back over the cliffs to Lulworth we picked up a cup of tea and left to head homewards. John voted to stop off at Upton Country Park at the top of Poole Harbour. Although it was a lovely space for families and dogs to enjoy, the views across to Bournemouth were not as appealing as the beaches and cliffs we had been enjoying. We headed off to our dinner date with Geoff, Jill and Andrew where tea, gin and tonics and a hearty sausage casserole awaited! 😋
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