Thursday 8th October 2020 We walked to the station in Eastbourne for the 8.17 train to Hastings but as the previous train had been delayed we managed to get on that one, just a few minutes after 8.00. We arrived at Hastings at about 8:30, ready to walk. The day was forecast to to beContinue reading “Day 62 – Hastings to Eastbourne 17.2 miles”
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Day 61 – Rye to Hastings 16.5 miles
Monday 14th September 2020 The September heatwave was really kicking in with the possibility of temperatures hitting 30 degrees in the southeast. Furthermore we had walked for eleven days with not a drop of rain and today was not going to change that record. It was comfortably warm even at 7:45 when we wandered fromContinue reading “Day 61 – Rye to Hastings 16.5 miles”
Day 60 – Lydd-on-Sea to Rye 17.6 miles
Sunday 20th September 2020 Unbelievably we were in for yet another dry, sunny day with forecast temperatures in the mid 20s. We left Dover at about 8:00 and drove to the Pilot Inn at Lydd-on-Sea and left the car just off the road. Our walk took us up what I thought would be just aContinue reading “Day 60 – Lydd-on-Sea to Rye 17.6 miles”
Day 59 – Folkestone to Lydd-on-Sea 18.7 miles
Saturday 12th September 2020 Yet another warm and sunny day was forecast. We got the 8:20 bus back to Folkestone and set off along the road round the marina and then on to the beach. Fortunately a boardwalk has been created so walking out of Folkestone was quite easy, otherwise walking on the shingle beachContinue reading “Day 59 – Folkestone to Lydd-on-Sea 18.7 miles”
Day 58 – Deal to Folkestone 19 miles
Friday 11th September The simplest way to get from Dover to Deal to restart out walk was to get a bus which conveniently dropped us very close to where we finished yesterday. We set off along the promenade which was busy with runners, dog walkers and cyclists and a fair number of mobility scooters. WeContinue reading “Day 58 – Deal to Folkestone 19 miles”
Day 57 – Dumpton Park to Deal 19.6 miles
Thursday 10th September 2020 We did not delay at the hotel this morning because we had a long day ahead of us and Jill was without her walking poles. We had ascertained that we could get a new pair from Mountain Hardware in Deal so we needed to get there before they closed. We packedContinue reading “Day 57 – Dumpton Park to Deal 19.6 miles”
Day 56 – Herne Bay to Dumpton Park 20 miles
Wednesday 9th September 2020 Another warm day was in prospect and we had a long walk so we were off by 8:00. We wanted to get to Dumpton Park today so that tomorrow we had a manageable walk all the way to Deal. We headed back down to the coast where we had left itContinue reading “Day 56 – Herne Bay to Dumpton Park 20 miles”
Day 55 – Faversham to Herne Bay 17.2 miles
Tuesday 8th September 2020 The Premier Inn in Herne Bay is a good way from the rail station so we got a bus to the railway station. I was disappointed to discover that my “wrinkly bus pass” is not valid before 9:30. (It would have been valid during lock-down but that concession ended on theContinue reading “Day 55 – Faversham to Herne Bay 17.2 miles”
Day 54 – Sittingbourne to Faversham 17.7 miles
Monday 7th August 2020 We awoke to another fine day. We got everything packed up and left the car in the hotel car park and set off to resume our walk. We walked through the industrial area of Sittingbourne which kept us away from Milton Creek. Eventually we came to the bank of Milton CreekContinue reading “Day 54 – Sittingbourne to Faversham 17.7 miles”
Day 53 – Rainham to Sittingbourne 17.5 miles
Sunday 6th August 2020 Today we walked to Sittingbourne Station and and went one stop to Rainham Station. We walked back through the housing estate to to Otterham Creek to pick up where we had finished last night. It was a nice morning with the promise of it becoming quite warm; I was in shortsContinue reading “Day 53 – Rainham to Sittingbourne 17.5 miles”
Just Coasting 