3 miles walked today
751.5 miles walked in total (11.216 average)
Another short day again today. It was very hard to get up as I've had lay ins for the past week. Consequently when the alarm went off at eight o'clock, I ignored it for an hour!
I was finally parked up and on the Gosport ferry at 10.30 am. The sea was quite choppy, although the sky was blue and cloudless and the sun was very warm.
The path followed the Millennium Walk, past Haslar Marina, the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Haslar Hospital and HM Prison. Rather worryingly, the hospital and prison looked exactly the same, although there seemed to be caravans parked up in the prison car park.
Just past the prison, a path cut through Stokes Bay Golf Club out to Fort Gilkicker. There were loads of people out and about walking. Perhaps we've all made New Year Resolutions to get fit and get more fresh air!
The path became a shingle track past the fort and then turned into the prom as it went past the Inshore Rescue Boat and numerous car parks on the front. I'm glad to say that I didn't see too many people sitting in their cars looking out to sea.
I could feel my feet starting to rub again - the last time I wore my new boots, I rubbed such horrendous blisters that I could only wear open backed sandals for a fortnight. Bearing this in mind, I decided to give up after only three miles and wear my boots in gradually. This decision coincided with the bus stop going back to the Gosport ferry!
It's been a glorious day - fantastic to see so many people out enjoying the sunshine, rather than the sales, and the views over to Ryde on the Isle of Wight were superb.
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