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Sunday 18th October 2020 On Sunday there were no bus services and so Anthony kindly took us back to Lower Exbury where we finished last night.  The day cloudy but not too dull (unlike our walk). Unfortunately the walk into Beaulieu was to be entirely along the road. Being a dry Sunday morning the roadContinue reading “Day 72 – Lepe to Lymington 15.2 miles”

Saturday 17th October 2020 Anthony dropped us back at Netley to resume our walk. We were planning to catch the first ferry across Southampton Water to Hythe which is at 10.00 on a Saturday. We had about four miles to walk to the ferry to Hythe and an hour and a half to do them.Continue reading “Day 71 – Netley to Lepe 18.5 miles”

Friday 16th October We caught the train from Botley to Portsmouth Harbour and then got the ferry to Gosport which take just a few minutes to cross the mouth of Portsmouth Harbour. There is always lots to look at in Portsmouth Harbour including our newest aircraft carriers and the HMS Warrior, the first iron-hulled armouredContinue reading “Day 70 – Portsmouth to Netley 17.2 miles”

Thursday 15th October 2020 From Botley, my brother drove us to Havant to to resume our walk. It was yet another bright, sunny morning with a quite a nip in the air. We headed back down to Langstone Harbour.  It all looked beautiful with the tide right in and the sun right out. We headed aroundContinue reading “Day 69 – Havant to Portsmouth Harbour 17.7 miles”

Wednesday 14th October 2020 We had a short bus ride from outside the Premier Inn Chichester to Bosham and were back en route once more. We had a short walk along the main road before turning down the side of another peninsula projecting into Chichester Harbour, this time Cobnor. The peninsula is similar to BoshamContinue reading “Day 68 – Bosham to Havant 19.98 miles”

Tuesday 13th October 2020 This morning we got the bus from just outside the Premier Inn to Bracklesham and we were walking at 8:30. The wind and rain of yesterday had all settled. Today we would be starting the long walk around Chichester Harbour. High tide was due soon after 9:00 and so, when weContinue reading “Day 67 – Bracklesham to Bosham 20 miles”

Monday 12th October 2020 We got the train from Chichester and walked back to the old pier where we had finished yesterday. It felt distinctly fresh with a steady breeze from the west raising the sea into white horses everywhere. We walked out of Bognor along the promenade. This gave way to a stony track butContinue reading “Day 66 – Bognor Regis to Bracklesham 20.9 miles”

Sunday 11th October 2020 We drove to Worthing and left the car parked near the station. After half a mile we were back on the sea front and weaving in and out the runners and cyclists once more. It was bright, clear and quite cool. We were mostly on tarmac or concrete but shortly before RustingtonContinue reading “Day 65 – Worthing to Bognor Regis 18 miles”

Saturday October 10th 2020 We got a train to Newhaven, then a bus to Peacehaven and we were walking shortly before 9:00. Originally we were planning to walk to Shoreham but having three or so miles in hand pushing on to Lancing or Worthing was a possibility and would make it easier to get backContinue reading “Day 64 – Peacehaven to Worthing 19.9 miles”

Friday 9th October 2020 We awoke to a clear, dry morning and having checked out of the hotel were soon walking along the promenade with the cliffs of the South Downs looking brilliant white in the morning sun. At the end of the prom we followed the road a short distance to where several long distance pathsContinue reading “Day 63 – Eastbourne to Peacehaven 18.8 miles”