The Wednesday Walk 13th October 2010

The Plan
To walk Studland Beach

The Leader
Wendy

Who Turned Up
Wendy, Trisha, Ros, Tony H, David

The Walk
The weather was dry but cold so we all came with warm clothes on what was to be a walk across a naturist beach. We met at The Sandbanks Ferry and went across as foot passengers. At the Studland side, we walked to Gravel Point and then took a short detour around Bramble Bush Bay before crossing over the main road to the Studland Heath side. We took the well-worn path through the heath to the naturist beach (none in sight, which was just as well in view of the cold air). The walk across the beach gave us some glorious views out to sea as far as the isle of Wight. The sun also lit up Old Harry Rocks to good effect. At Knoll Beach we stopped for tea and coffee before continuing to the end of the sand, now covered with seaweed. Then we returned to the cafe for lunch.
After lunch we took the Heather trail across the heath and then the main path back to the road. Once again, we crossed over and came back around Bramble Bush Bay. A short ferry crossing took is back to our cars. Trisha kindly finsihed off the day with tea at her house.

The Lunch
We ate at the National Trust cafe at Knoll Beach. It was cheap and cheerful and no one had a pie.

Next Week
Meet at Wendy's for a Winterborne walk