Wednesday 20th June
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| Bath time! |
With children dropped at school &
nursery ½ of Vale Venturers, Wendy & 3 dogs set out to tackle Beacon Hill
again! We parked up at Harting Down and set off. Sandra & Sue have walked
this stage before and decided it wasn’t too bad – but after all the other teams
reviews of this demon stage we decided another practice was in order! It wasn’t long until we realised why everyone comments on Beacon
Hill but before we got there we were delayed – this time because Mollie the dog
jumped into a trough for an early bath!
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| View from the top |
Then we could put it off no longer – Beacon
Hill! Now Sandra’s infamous hill coding was required and she defined this as
definitely a sh****r of a hill! In the dry, it was ok! It is steep and
unforgiving but we were rewarded by beautiful views at the top!
After that hill
climb we had to descend only to go up again and again! The views and
conversation kept us going nearly all the way to Cocking! We then did a tactical
U-turn to be back at Harting Down in time for the school run!
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| The trail on the other side towards Cocking |
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| Mr Badger breaks cover |
As we started our hike back another walker
pointed out - 6 week old badger in the field! Amazing to see so up close!
Lunch was on some logs at the top
of a hill – so we were able to see the sea and enjoy the warmth of the sun.
Barney dog decided now was the time to get the urge on Mollie dog so we were
all glad we hadn’t packed sausages for lunch!
After much giggling and hilarity at Barney’s expense, we set off again.
Oh yes – Beacon Hill again! This time we
had time to stop at the top and look at the trig point and identify some
landmarks! Coming down Beacon Hill was just as challenging – Wendy was
fearless, Sandra traversed and Sue just exclaimed she was stuck!
Back to the car with minutes to spare! 9.9
miles walked 1600 feet ascended and Beacon Hill conquered with no poles!
24 days and counting – BRING IT ON!!
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