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Day 4 – July 8th Having slept just a few metres from the path and chosen not to descend into the village of Cocking, a fair assumption might have been that I wouldn’t start this day with a hill! Wrong again. The lady farmer had sold me a ham and cheese sandwich for my dayContinue reading “South Downs Way -24”

Day 3 – July 7th Another comfortable night, I was apparently upgraded from the attic so I could have a shower. Nightingale Room – two cupboard doors – one with a loo and basin behind and the other with a shower cubicle, so the bath mat was on the bedroom carpet – could just sayContinue reading “South Downs Way -24”

Day 2- July 6th Awoke refreshed and came down to a cooked breakfast. Next to find a sandwich. A path from the side of the pub lead me through the churchyard and along to the village shop. First I passed a hive of activity on the village green where the fete was being set up.Continue reading “South Downs Way -24”

Day 1 -July 5th Off to Winchester on the train and some hard navigation to actually find the start of the South Downs Way. A pleasant walk by a river before heading out of town. Felt a bit of pressure today as I didn’t start until 12.30. Once out of the city and over theContinue reading “South Downs Way 24”

To start, the route for Day 6, omitted from the last post. So, the big question was would I be able to carry a pack that was larger than my usual day sack and keep doing that for several days? I could have left out my hat and gloves but you never know! Got myContinue reading “Isle of Wight Coastal Challenge 2024 – In conclusion and stats!”

Sandown to Ryde- the final stretch. It’s strange the way that things look higher and insurmountable from a distance. Perhaps it was because of a ‘somewhat’ less taxing day previously but I set off with a little anxiety of whether meeting the ferry and therefore the train would all work out – silly really asContinue reading “Isle of Wight Coastal Challenge 2024 – Day 6”

Ventnor to Sandown- a shorter a walk today. Partly by purpose and partly due to not being able to find accommodation further on. A slow start as I didn’t want to arrive at my final destination too early. Planned to go back down into Ventnor for a coffee and then continue around the coast –Continue reading “Isle of Wight Coastal Challenge 2024 – Day 5?”

Brighstone to Ventnor – only suppose to be 20 km/12 miles today – well that was planning at home before I discovered coastal footpath diversions! Good start to the day as I immediately found the village shop and the means of getting some lunch! I managed to find paths straight down from the village toContinue reading “Isle of Wight Coastal Challenge 2024 – Day 4”

Yarmouth (actually Norton) to Brighstone. Well yesterday involved lots of mud, lots of stiles and I only met two people all day apart from the lady in the supermarket! The two I met just told me I wasn’t far from Yarmouth but West Wight had lots of mud and landslides and with rain they weren’tContinue reading “Isle of Wight Coastal Challenge 2024 – Day 3”

Cowes to Yarmouth. Well that was certainly a challenging day! My phone charge ran out at 28 kilometres, as I was approaching Yarmouth and even though I tried to connect it to my power pack, the phone didn’t really appreciate the mix of charging and the rather persistent rain. By the time I had shoppedContinue reading “Isle of Wight Coastal challenge – Day 2”