Thursday 10th July Kimmeridge to Worth Matravers

By: Mike

 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, 

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