An up and down week

This last weeks walking has had its highs and lows. Some days we should have walk. Hot weather, mediocre scenery and difficult walking conditions. We though walking on soft sand was difficult butEn savoir plus
This last weeks walking has had its highs and lows. Some days we should have walk. Hot weather, mediocre scenery and difficult walking conditions. We though walking on soft sand was difficult butEn savoir plus
After our rest day we left early to catch transport to The Cove. There we had breakfast and headed off on a blustery day. Shirl being 20 kegs less than me was blown all over the place. Fortunately weEn savoir plus
On leaving Weymouth for Dorchester we planned to go to Portland with the intention of walking around the island. We caught the bus and were going to get off at Fortuneswell. 1.25hrs later , still onEn savoir plus
The old roman town of Durnovaria is quite an interesting town to ramble around. The first human inhabitants appeared in 4000BC. So it has a rich history. There are 4 walks that explore its history. AEn savoir plus
Tonight we are in Swanage after our final walk on the SWCP. We travelled from Dorchester and took the bus out to South Haven Point which is the end of the walk. Here we took photos of the EndEn savoir plus
We left the SWCP behind and travelled to Bournemouth by bus which goes by ferry across Poole Harbour.
Our hire car is a Renault Captur, diesel, and is a nice car to drive.
The forecast rain did notEn savoir plus
We wandered around town before we went to join an escorted tour of the Cathedral. Very informative.
July 17 marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen death. She was buried in the Cathedral andEn savoir plus
From Winchester we drove up the road to Marsh Baldon.
There were formally 6 Baldons. Upper Baldon,Lower Baldon and Baldon in Between, Marsh Baldon, Toot Baldon and Baldon on the Green. Sadly onlyEn savoir plus
The expected delays around Birmingham didn't eventuate so we had a good drive to Liverpool. Here we spent 3 days seeing family. Beryl, Ronnie, Darren and his friend Zona. It was great to catch up.
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We left Liverpool early for our trip to Richmond in North Yorkshire where we picked up our new boots at Alt Berg.
It was 12deg when we left and crossing the moors it drop to 8deg with rain.
At AltEn savoir plus