Packing up a wet tent isn’t the nicest way to start a day but I needed to get away early as I had a long walk ahead of me, about 18 miles, to get to my accommodation in Totland. This is what comes of finishing a bit short the day before.I passed Whale Chine where…

I celebrated my 3000 mile milestone with a Premier inn breakfast in Sandown. Then it was off on a blustery day to work my way round the South coast.I climbed out of Sandown and then back into Shanklin, my first chine of the trip. A chine is a steep river valley on the Isle of…

The day starts wiling a ferry trip from Portsmouth to Ryde. Setting the trend for the next week it is raining. The walk down the long slippery wooden pier at Ryde is quite exciting as cars speed by.However the weather clears and I start off round the island on the coastal path.The path is a…

My mission was to get to Portsmouth in order to catch the ferry to the Isle of Wight tomorrow.I was pleased to see long distance walk signs on my route. This indicates a well marked path with easy to negotiate stiles and gates.Wrong. Within quarter of a mile the path fell into the sea. A…

Today’s mission was a walk round Hayling Island. As I was looping back to my room in Havant I took the opportunity to carry a light pack.The first part of the walk on the island was on the old railway line that used to run through the island. M This was easy gravel walking interspersed…

After a sunrise cup of tea I got my tent packed up ahead of the anticipated arrival of the dog walkers.The first one who arrived was very interested in what I was doing as he wanted to do the same. We had a long chat about doing the walk and what equipment had worked for…

One of the nicest starts to a days walking as I amble through the cloisters of Chichester cathedral before setting off to catch up with the estuary again. There was large area of reeds to get through first but then it was views of the estuary so I could see where I was three days…

Breakfast in my locked up pub was coffee, Tunnocks biscuits and instant porridge. Suitably fortified I returned to the beach at West Wittering.It was a windy day and the kite surfers were out in force. The height they can get above the waves is incredible.The beach was a long stretch of grey sand and as…

I made my way towards Selsey and it’s famous Bill under heavy grey skies portending rain. It finally descended as I reached the local lifeboat station where I sheltered with a local who had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the location of where I could find public conveniences.Once the weather cleared I set off with my…

Spent an hour sorting my kit from a damp tent to prevent damp things making everything else damp. You have to love dry bags.Then it’s off down the coast along more shingle in a strong wind. The strong wind made the sea very lively indeed. I had to divert inland when the tide flooded over…