Saturday, 14 August 2010
Thank You!
I want to say a huge thank you to all who sponsored me:
Mary
Geoff
Elaine
Jon
Jemima
Japhy
Sarah
Robin
Marcus
Lizzie
Jos
Chris
Jonathan
Saz
Kathleen
Rob
Hugh
Ruth
Ric
Copper Beeches
Lucy
PCST
Stephen
You are all stars!!!
I raised £250 which will be divided evenly between Brighton Voices in Exile and the Migrant English Project. Thanks so much.
Mary
Geoff
Elaine
Jon
Jemima
Japhy
Sarah
Robin
Marcus
Lizzie
Jos
Chris
Jonathan
Saz
Kathleen
Rob
Hugh
Ruth
Ric
Copper Beeches
Lucy
PCST
Stephen
You are all stars!!!
I raised £250 which will be divided evenly between Brighton Voices in Exile and the Migrant English Project. Thanks so much.
Leg 2
Day 1 Upper Beeding to Pyecombe
I got the bus back to Upper Beeding and headed up Beeding Hill. It was an incredably beautiful but it was unbelieveably hot. I started walking at 5pm after work and it was still scorching, the sun relecting off the chalk path. I walked most of the way up the hill completely covered in my thin multi-purpose wrap, looking something like a child playing ghost games, but slightly cooler nonetheless. I hid in the shade behind the infrequent trees displacing birds who'd had the same idea while I drank pints of water to rehydrate. I reapplied sunscreen right up until I finished walking that evening and luckily avoided the burn! I finished in the tiny, sweet village of Pyecombe in time for a pint and the remainder of the Uraguay v Ghana football match!
Day 2 Pyecombe to Southease
The next day I set off from Pyecombe early, getting up onto the downs for 08:00. It was a good day for walking, not too sunny and not too cold and the day's walk should have been quite an easy one, being near my home and therefore mainly familiar. I did however manage to get lost in Falmer, a place I walk to almost weekly! I had made an assumption that I knew what I was doing and trundled on down a familiar path, knowing I was heading for a bridge over the A27, not knowing that there were two! I had gone to the wrong one and walked 45 minutes out of my way! Oops! I walked back along the roadside path and found a footbridge bridge with a hidden entrance that I had never noticed before that lead me to a path that wound up a hill and opened out into a beautiful quarry shaped field full of grain crops and poppies, the path followed a ridge round the edge and back up onto the path which often constitutes my walk home from work and therefore back into familiar territory. The path that interlinked two of my most frequent walking routes was a stunning one and a route that I will definately be revisiting. I continued over the downs above the Ouse with great views, all the way from Lewes to the sea. And headed down to Southease mid afternoon. I caught the train home and rested!
Day 3 Southease to Alfriston
I walked this day with a group of friends so we set of later than normal, around 10. We started and Southease station and headed up the steep, curved hill that lead to the downs path. It was a lovely walk over gentle ridges with gorgeous views into the valley from Firle Beacon. We made it to Alfriston in time for a picnic, a potter round the shops and a pint! My friends headed home and I stayed the night in the lovely Alfriston Youth Hostel where I ate dinner in the gardens under the apple tree and had an early night.
Day 4 Alfriston to Eastbourne
Today was my earliest start of all, not being restricted by B&B breakfast times or the arrival of walking companions. I set off at 6:30 with the mist just lifting off the river. I walked over the river to Littlington and saw a family of swans and tiny cygnets feeding in the reeds. I then headed over hills and through forests to come out at the stunning Cuckmere Haven. From there I walked over the Seven sisters which felt a bit like a slow speed rollercoaster but was quite fun. I ran the downhills to make it even more exciting (I'm easily excited!). I came up to Beachy head in late morning and walked over and then headed down to Meads village to meet a friend for a celebratory lunch! We ate toasties and Tea in the The Black Cat Tea Rooms in Meads village and toasted my success! my friend had done the same walk about a decade ago and so fully understood my sense of achievement! It was a lovely end to a lovely walk!
I got the bus back to Upper Beeding and headed up Beeding Hill. It was an incredably beautiful but it was unbelieveably hot. I started walking at 5pm after work and it was still scorching, the sun relecting off the chalk path. I walked most of the way up the hill completely covered in my thin multi-purpose wrap, looking something like a child playing ghost games, but slightly cooler nonetheless. I hid in the shade behind the infrequent trees displacing birds who'd had the same idea while I drank pints of water to rehydrate. I reapplied sunscreen right up until I finished walking that evening and luckily avoided the burn! I finished in the tiny, sweet village of Pyecombe in time for a pint and the remainder of the Uraguay v Ghana football match!
Day 2 Pyecombe to Southease
The next day I set off from Pyecombe early, getting up onto the downs for 08:00. It was a good day for walking, not too sunny and not too cold and the day's walk should have been quite an easy one, being near my home and therefore mainly familiar. I did however manage to get lost in Falmer, a place I walk to almost weekly! I had made an assumption that I knew what I was doing and trundled on down a familiar path, knowing I was heading for a bridge over the A27, not knowing that there were two! I had gone to the wrong one and walked 45 minutes out of my way! Oops! I walked back along the roadside path and found a footbridge bridge with a hidden entrance that I had never noticed before that lead me to a path that wound up a hill and opened out into a beautiful quarry shaped field full of grain crops and poppies, the path followed a ridge round the edge and back up onto the path which often constitutes my walk home from work and therefore back into familiar territory. The path that interlinked two of my most frequent walking routes was a stunning one and a route that I will definately be revisiting. I continued over the downs above the Ouse with great views, all the way from Lewes to the sea. And headed down to Southease mid afternoon. I caught the train home and rested!
Day 3 Southease to Alfriston
I walked this day with a group of friends so we set of later than normal, around 10. We started and Southease station and headed up the steep, curved hill that lead to the downs path. It was a lovely walk over gentle ridges with gorgeous views into the valley from Firle Beacon. We made it to Alfriston in time for a picnic, a potter round the shops and a pint! My friends headed home and I stayed the night in the lovely Alfriston Youth Hostel where I ate dinner in the gardens under the apple tree and had an early night.
Day 4 Alfriston to Eastbourne
Today was my earliest start of all, not being restricted by B&B breakfast times or the arrival of walking companions. I set off at 6:30 with the mist just lifting off the river. I walked over the river to Littlington and saw a family of swans and tiny cygnets feeding in the reeds. I then headed over hills and through forests to come out at the stunning Cuckmere Haven. From there I walked over the Seven sisters which felt a bit like a slow speed rollercoaster but was quite fun. I ran the downhills to make it even more exciting (I'm easily excited!). I came up to Beachy head in late morning and walked over and then headed down to Meads village to meet a friend for a celebratory lunch! We ate toasties and Tea in the The Black Cat Tea Rooms in Meads village and toasted my success! my friend had done the same walk about a decade ago and so fully understood my sense of achievement! It was a lovely end to a lovely walk!
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