The Wednesday Walk 27th January 2010

The Plan

Walk the shore from Mudeford to Highcliffe

The Leader

Wendy

Who Turned Up

Brian, Wendy, Trisha, Sue, Beatrice, Tony H, David

The Walk

Winter has already lasted too long and we're not even at the end of January. We were all glad to get down to the shore and have a bracing walk and a lungful of fresh sea air. It was nice, also, to see Brian out with us again. We parked the cars at the western end of the promenade at Mudeford, surprised to discover that parking here is still free. You don't get too many things free these days. The first short leg of the walk took us to the promenade cafe for a cup of coffee. Well, it was a cold morning and some of our walkers do have a real taste for coffee. Then we walked along the lower path at the head of the beach before climbing up to Highcliffe Castle. The air was cold and misty, but it was dry. As usual, we continued into Highcliffe for lunch.

After lunch, we returned along the cliff top path through the nature reserve at Steamer Point. We finished off by driving back to Brian's for tea and biscuits. Many thanks, Brian.

The Pub

The Globe at Highcliffe. We've eaten here many times before and always found it good value. Today, they were doing two meals for £10. No pies, but it was still a very good value deal. And we almost managed to finish Trisha's crossword.