Dianne has now reconnoitred the first leg of the route. Her sister-in-law, Phyl, joined the expedition and they walked along the coastal path from Sidmouth to Seaton.
“I am going to lynch any weather man I come into contact with because all week they said it was going to be sunny on Thursday, it rained almost all day. Luckily it wasn't the torrential rain that they had at home, but it wasn’t ‘the sitting on the cliff top having a picnic weather’ we were thinking about.”
The Coast Path website quoted the route as being 10 miles and tough. And it was. It took the intrepid due 4.75 of walking hours, plus time to stop for nourishment en route. Tea was taken at a café at Branscombe.
Dianne said “Despite the weather, the views were stunning. It was amazing looking back from the top of a cliff and seeing how far we had gone in a relatively short time.”
There’s much to look forward to next January!
