The Plan
A walk from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to Alum Bay
The Leader
Trisha
Who Turned Up
Trisha, Jackie, Ros, Trudy and David
The Walk
This was most definitely a walk not to be missed. It turned out to be a brilliant ramble through beautiful countryside in perfect weather. The five of us who took part in the walk set out early to drive in one car to Lymington where we changed into rambling gear and bought senior citizen tickets across to the island. On the island side, we set off beneath a blue sky and warm sunshine along the bank of the peaceful River Yar. Following well set out paths and beautiful woodland we made our way across the island to Freshwater Bay. Here we stopped to enjoy our packed lunches on seats overlooking the shore. Suitably refreshed, we then walked up to the top of Tennyson Down where the views of the Dorset coast were quite glorious. We then made our way on down to the place overlooking The Needles where British rockets were static tested before being sent out to Woomera in Australia. From there we continued down to the Alum Bay Amusement Park where Jackie kindly bought us all an ice cream. Then we used our senior citizen bus passes to get a bus back to Yarmouth. The weather was too good to be wasted so we walked around Yarmouth and enjoyed a cream tea in a restaurant overlooking the water. Finally, we caught the 1755 ferry back to Lymington. Altogether, it was a marvellous day out in brilliant weather. Like I said, a walk not to be missed.
The Pub
We each brought a packed lunch.
Next Week
Meet at David's at the usual time for a walk from Bicton to Fordingbridge.
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