Date: 25/05/2013
After the first amble, we knew that we
needed to get up our miles per hour on the flat. One part of the coast to coast will require
us to walk 21 miles across some flat ground from Shap to Kirkby Stephen.
I have recently moved to Poole, so after a
night of sampling the nightlife of Westbourne – where Urs and I had a half of
Wainwright in the Porterhouse (it seemed apt) – we hit the Poole and
Bournemouth beach promenade for some fast paced walking. It was also a good time to trial some new
kit. I had bought some new “warm
climate” socks from Rohan, so was very keen to see how they performed. The winter this year has seemed to go on for
months, so it was lovely to have a warm breeze and beautiful sunshine as we
headed off. Once down on the beachfront,
it was a flat slog along concrete from Branksome Chine to Boscombe Pier. We had a short break to munch on some
biscuits and watch the young surfers navigate between the stanchions of the
pier, before heading back.
And how did the socks fair??? Very poorly I’m afraid. I have never had such hot feet! Before we left the beach I had to take my
shoes and socks off so I could dip my poor tootsies in the bitterly cold
sea. I swear my feet actually hissed
with steam as I stepped into the water.
Luckily, Urs always the Girl Guide, had a spare pair of socks I could
use for the short trip home.
We both noticed that our calves were
feeling a little sore from a prolonged flat march in our walking boots. It was a relief to walk the slight incline
from Branksome Chine back to my flat.
Stats:
Distance: 7.29 miles
Climb: 147.6 ft gain
Time: 1 hour 52 minutes
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