Wednesday 6 March 2013

The Wednesday Walk 6th March 2013


 
 The Plan
A Swanage walk

The Leader
Wendy

Who Turned Up
Wendy, Trisha, Trudy H, Trudy B, Sue, Tony and Beatrice, David

The Walk
There had been hints of rain but, come the day, we had an overcast but dry day. Good enough for us to go ahead with our Swanage walk. We met at Canford Cliffs village and caught the 10am bus which took us across the ferry and through Studland to Swanage sea front. From there we walked up to Durlston Head and the castle, where we had our first – and second – cup of tea. One of our number - no name, no pack drill - regaled us with a poem of sensually erotic sex that sent our throbbing hearts into overdrive. Fortunately the restaurant staff were unable to hear it and we were not thrown out. In an effort to calm our pulsating breasts, we strode briskly back down the hill, retracing our path to the town where we had lunch. In the afternoon we walked through the town to find a café suitable for a special celebration. Trudy H and Tricia treated us to tea and cakes to jointly celebrate their birthdays. These are the only two thirty-two-year-olds in Bournemouth who hold free bus passes. Thank you, young ladies, for indulging us with sweet cakes and tea. From the café we went straight to the bus stop to catch the bus home. This one turned out to be an open-top bus so we wrapped up warm once we reached the top deck.

The Pub
The Ship Inn. The food was good. The chicken, ham and leak pie was delicious. It would have been excellent had it been twice the size. It would have been really superb had it come with chips and peas instead of bread and butter. At least the bread was fresh baked from a local bakery.

Next Week
Meet and Beatrice and Tony’s at 0945 for a Damerham walk.

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