It was a big day today, mostly because my 12-lb pack morphed into a 17-lb beast once I added my lunch and water. Also, tweaking my bad ankle by stepping down into a furrow made the day a bit more challenging too! Luckily it was a fantastically brilliant day with the warm sun at our … Continue reading SWCP Day 2: Swanage > Kingston
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SWCP Day 1: Poole > Swanage
Our day started with a ferry ride from the edge of Poole over to Studland Point and the official end of the SWCP! Kent and I at the SWCP sign Yes, this is where most people finish their walk but I had to re-jig my schedule due to a closure of the path that crosses … Continue reading SWCP Day 1: Poole > Swanage
Day 0: South West Coast Path
Arrival Day in England! I flew into Heathrow early this morning, then took a 4-hour bus ride west down the coast to Poole. Not an exciting journey as it was all highway driving with 11 (!) stops to offload passengers but as it originated from the airport it was an easy connection. Then it was … Continue reading Day 0: South West Coast Path
Day 6: Isle of Wight
Not sure why I didn’t end the blog yesterday as today is just a travel day: IOW to Heathrow, where I’ll spend the night in an airport hotel and fly out tomorrow morning. Anywhoo…. my departure involved a bus ride from Newport to Ryde, then the ferry to Portsmouth. From there a 3 hour bus … Continue reading Day 6: Isle of Wight
Day 5: Isle of Wight
This is the 2nd rainy day of my stay so I had another slow start. Once the shops opened at 10a I went for a walk around Newport, which I’d yet to do. It didn’t really take long….many stores were closed because of the bank holiday and the few that were open held little interest. … Continue reading Day 5: Isle of Wight
Day 4: Isle of Wight
Walking. Today was a day full of walking. Taking advantage of my last dry day (2 wet/2dry) I started out on the first bus east to the charming thatched old village of Godshill. Of course everything was shut at 9a on a Sunday morning on a holiday weekend so I just took photos as I … Continue reading Day 4: Isle of Wight
Day 3: Isle of Wight
Coronation Day! I’d hoped to go sightseeing this morning but it started pissing down rain right after breakfast so I stayed warm & dry and watched the procession and ceremony on TV for a few hours. By 12:30p King Charles was wearing his crown so I took my chances and ventured out in the drizzle … Continue reading Day 3: Isle of Wight
Day 2: Isle of Wight
Today is one of the two fine weather days forecasted for my stay so I took full advantage of the opportunity to do a coastal walk: the southwestern coast from Brook to Alum Bay. I’d hoped to view the dinosaur footprints (really!) at the start of my walk but I didn’t factor in the tides … Continue reading Day 2: Isle of Wight
Day 1: Isle of Wight
A post box topper! It’s almost Coronation Day and I’ve just arrived on the Isle of Wight for a 5 day sojourn after my 14 day transatlantic cruise. The cruise was great as well as disappointing - we lost 2 ports due to the threat of icebergs and Iceland was so bitterly cold (go figure) … Continue reading Day 1: Isle of Wight
Day 31: Marrakesh
Our last day of the tour, and it was a Free Day too. Having seen what we did yesterday on our walking tour there’s wasn’t much that really interested anyone. Saaid suggested the Jardins Majorelle so we all jumped on that and 12 of us booked online for the earliest time left - 1:30pm. That … Continue reading Day 31: Marrakesh
Allison’s Wanderlust 