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Tuesday 17th September

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By: Mike To a Long Steep Hill 17.9.24

Uneventful drive home with a stop at Sol bakery. Our new tyre performs well.

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Friday 11th April 2025

By: Mike To a Long Steep Hill 11.4.25

As we check out, sewage is appearing in our toilet. We do feel we are leaving a sinking ship. We are encouraged by the thought that we are now liberated from the A303 and its bottlenecks. Instead we take A35/A31 to the M27, expecting to do it in a much shorter time. This proves not to be. The traffic is very slow and it ends up taking just as long as driving from West Hill. We are home for a late lunch. We have lots going on in May and June, so our next SWCP session will be July or August. Poole? Possibly. SWCP sign at Weymouth beckoning us on to Poole

Thursday 10th July Kimmeridge to Worth Matravers

By: Mike To a Long Steep Hill 10.7.25

I know. Out of sequence. The reason is we can't walk through the Lulworth range on a weekday. We will come back on Saturday. Old men don't fall over. No, they 'have falls'. I had one yesterday. On one of the steep descents I lost my balance on a gravelly bit and went down on my arse. No harm done. I do need to watch every step though. OAIAB 3. Transferring from our car to the taxi at Renscombe Farm car park I left my day bag in the car. How could I? At my bloody age, easily. Luckily everything important was in a carrier bag. Only thing missing was the path guide book and map. We made it by following the signs and using Google maps. It would have been an easy day but it was 27 degrees and bright sun. Exhausting. We were back in Lulworth by 16.00. Chris went swimming,

Wednesday July 9th Osmington Mills to Lulworth Cove,

By: Mike To a Long Steep Hill 9.7.25

My daughter Becky and dog Luna joined us for this sector. She is a former Daily Mail journalist. Her red top take on the Salt Path story: "Octogenarian walker misled into doing Southwest Coast Path hike by writer Raynor Winn". It's another sparkling day. But the six miles to Lulworth are tough, with some very steep climbs. Altogether we climb 2,600 feet. As Becky points out to her skeptical husband John, it's nearly the same as climbing Snowdon bearing in mind that the Snowdon climb doesn't start anywhere near sea level. It's still a wonderful day. We are all exhausted as we take Becky back to her car at Osmington Mills. She has a long drive home. We falls into the Smugglers. Ice cold larger for me. White wine spritzer for Chris,