Day 10. Sun 30th Mar
The weather was even better today, just about perfect for walking, blue sky and sunshine all day and a northwesterly breeze to moderate the temperature.
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| Swannery |
An excellent breakfast and I was away down towards the Swannery, this was started by the monks for meat production but is now just a tourist attraction.
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| West Fleet and the Swannery |
The path goes inland for a while here to avoid the sensitive part of the Fleet nature reserve. It was nice walking round fields with no sight of the sea for a while.
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| Country walking |
Down to the Fleet shore then near Langton Herring where the Path then follows the shoreline all the way to Ferrybridge with the huge gravel bank of Chesil Beach cutting off the sea view.
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| The Fleet |
It was a bit of a shock to meet all the traffic speeding backwards and forwards on the road to Portland but there is a good café at the Chesil Beach and Fleet interpretation centre that at least nourished the body.
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| Traditional style boats ay Chiswell |
A short steep climb left the traffic behind and took me to the top of the Portland cliffs and a great walk along the top to Portland Bill and the lighthouse.
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| Looking back to Fortuneswell and Chesil Beach |
There were loads of people at the Bill as was to be expected on this beautiful spring day but I soon left them behind as I walked back on the east side towards the mainland.
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| Portland Bill |
I could probably have camped in the old quarry, that is now a nature reserve but had already booked a room so enjoyed yet another decadent night.
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| Evening |
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