A walk to the Bournemouth shore
The Leader
None needed
Who Turned Up
Trisha, Sue, Trudy, Beatrice and Tony H, David
The Walk
As we had our real summer back in April we couldn 't complain that the weather is now unseasonably damp. So a walk in the cover of trees fitted the bill nicely. However, for a variety of reasons we had a number of start points. David and Beatrice set out from the car park by the tennis courts in Leicester Road, heading down through the woodland walk. Along the way they met up with Trudy and Sue who started from Lakeside Road. When we got to the shore at Branksome Chine we walked along the promenade to Trisha's beach hut where she was waiting to serve us morning coffee. That was when Tony joined us after walking from where he left his car in Alum Chine. Nicely esconced in Trisha's hut, we enjoyed the coffee and engaged in a disucssion panel, roaming over a variety of subjects. Shortly before mid day, we set off to the Harvester pub, farther along the promenade.
After lunch we returned to the beach hut for afternoon tea and cakes. We took the Upper Cliff road as far as possible before descending down through the Alum Chine gardens. Thank you, Trisha, for the refreshments. We were pleased to see you out walking with us again. It was only as we were about to leave the hut that the sun came out and the sky turned blue. Oh well, you can't win them all.
The only wildlife seen today was a lone fox wandering around the car park, looking distinctly lost.
The Pub
The Harvester. We had the all-day early bird special and found it very good value for money. This week no one indulged in an unhealthy (but tasty) sweet.
Next Week
Meet at Sue's at 0945 for a Purbeck walk
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