11.5 miles walked today
620.5 miles walked in total (average 12.16)
I dropped Sam at work this morning in Epsom and was in Rye and ready to walk at 10.10 am. It’s been very cold today – I’ve had four layers on, three of which were fleeces. I’ve also been keeping a weather eye out for rain as, stupidly, I managed to leave my waterproof coat behind in Cardiff when I went home to Mum and Dad’s for Christmas.
From Rye,
it was a two mile stretch out along the harbour wall to the beach and the path
has stayed true to the sea all day. I
walked along the sea wall for as long as I could, but the wind made me give up
and shelter at the bottom by the road until I’d warmed up a bit. The sun has been quite warm so I was
alternately freezing and steaming!
The path disappeared over the cliff edge a little
way into Fairlight Cove so I was back on footpaths through a very posh housing
estate until I could pick up the path through the country park. It was very peaceful – just as I remembered
it from when I lived in Hastings. On the weekends when I had nothing else
planned, I used to pack a book and a picnic and head off up the east cliff to
the country park to sit in the sun and read.
I always tried to choose “appropriate” books to read on a cliff – I read
“Treasure Island” and “Westward Ho!” there,
among others.
I really wanted to get to the town centre today,
but it was so blinking cold that I decided to give up for the day and save Hastings for another
day. And I’m still only halfway through
the country park too, so I shall enjoy the peace as I’m walking through the
rest of it. From here on, it’s going to
get a bit less quiet for a while!
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