Saturday, June 11 Abbotsbury to Castletown, 16.9 miles We started the day by laying in some provisions in Abbotsbury; we had a very long walk ahead of us, and nowhere to stop for a bite. We wanted to see a bit more of the village, and especially the pilgrimage church of Saint Catherine atop aContinue reading “Along the Fleet…and along, and along…”
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Walking in Circles
Sunday, June 12 Castletown to Weymouth, 10.5 miles Although the stages on the Southwest Coast Path almost always get you from one point to another point further along, today’s stage is a notable exception: the Path leads around the Island of Portland off the southern coast of England, dumping you right back where you began.Continue reading “Walking in Circles”
Our Last Stage (or Half Stage)
Monday, June 13 Weymouth to Osmington Mills or Lulworth Cove We woke to another day of brilliant sunshine…the weather had been so good that we couldn’t be sure we were in England! The first part of the stage took us along Weymouth’s long Esplanade…the closest thing to honky tonk we’d seen on this coast, withContinue reading “Our Last Stage (or Half Stage)”
London in a Nutshell
Tuesday, June 14 My family often accuses me of trying to pack in too much when we travel. What injustice! We had thought of going to see the cathedral at Salisbury on our way to Heathrow, but we realized that the world no longer has a concept like “left luggage”…and we didn’t want to schleppContinue reading “London in a Nutshell”