(Walked on 25th April 2015 - 16 miles + 1 mile) At 7.30 the following morning - glistening with sun-cream, full of toast and anticipation - Jim and I hopped off the bus at Blakeney to continue our walk along the Norfolk Coast Path. Today would be the second third of our planned three-day walk. … Continue reading The Norfolk Coast Path: Day 2 – Blakeney to Burnham Overy Staithe
The Norfolk Coast Path: Day 1 – Cromer to Blakeney
(Walked on 24th April 2015 - 15 miles) It was a wrench to leave the holiday home and walk the walk. I could have stayed put all day - happily reading, eating and looking through its large windows at hares galore; waiting for a glimpse of barn owl; or enjoying the antics of resident stoats. … Continue reading The Norfolk Coast Path: Day 1 – Cromer to Blakeney
The Norfolk Coast Path
I came to Norfolk late. I was well into my forties when, one summer, my partner Jim and I made the long drive from our home in Sussex to that marvellous North Sea coast - marvellous at least until a cold, thick sea-mist rolled in and pushed us back home. Before the mist, we camped … Continue reading The Norfolk Coast Path
The South Downs Way: Day 6 – Southease to Eastbourne
(23rd April 2016 – 17 miles + 3 additional miles) And so this was my final day on the South Downs Way; and if I had whinged and moaned about the weather yesterday, somebody took note. It was cold, it was windy but the sun shone and I had more photogenic fluffy clouds than I could … Continue reading The South Downs Way: Day 6 – Southease to Eastbourne
The South Downs Way: Day 5 – Pyecombe to Southease
22nd April 2016 (15 miles + 1 mile) The sun absolutely refused to shine today but, given the good weather I'd enjoyed since Winchester, it would be unreasonable to grumble. I grumbled unreasonably. You see, today's walk would lead me along a stretch of the South Downs Way I know very well and I wanted … Continue reading The South Downs Way: Day 5 – Pyecombe to Southease