Monthly Archives: May 2013

50d – Leaving Newhaven

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Wingclipped

The Coastal Path leading west out of Newhaven takes you up and over the cliffs, via Castle Hill.  Before we started the climb towards our exit from the town, we wanted to explore the western breakwater, underneath the cliffs.  We … Continue reading →

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50c – Tide Mills to Newhaven

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Wingclipped

After leaving the Lost Village of Tide Mills we reached the eastern bank of the River Ouse.  The Ouse splits Newhaven in two, and we had to walk inland to the closest crossing point, a swing bridge. The swing bridge … Continue reading →

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50b – Seaford to Tide Mills

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Wingclipped

The sun shone down on the sea at Seaford, turning it an amazing shade of green.  We were used to seeing a cold grey sea, or tidal flats tainted brown by mud.  This was almost Mediterranean by comparison. On the … Continue reading →

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50a – Seaford

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Wingclipped

It was with delighted astonishment that the sun tried to break through the clouds for our walk today.  It made us realise how many walks we have done this year with a blanket of white cloud above us.  We parked … Continue reading →

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49 – The Problem with Chalk and Flint

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Wingclipped

Whilst the rest of the Coastal Clan battled with a virus, I went back down to the south coast to meet Mark, our friend and Guest Walker.  We had been trying to get together to walk over Beachy Head and … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Paris – The Louvre

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Wingclipped

We were in Paris for just over two days.  You can’t do Paris in two days. We spent about three hours at the Louvre.  You can’t do the Louvre in three hours.  In fact, you can’t really do the Louvre in … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Paris – Walking

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Wingclipped

We walked wherever we could in Paris, although we also used the wonderful Metro and RER trains.  On our second day, we left our hotel and stopped at the Statue of Liberty – a smaller replica of the statue in New York … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Paris – The Arc de Triomphe

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Wingclipped

I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Arc de Triomphe.  We could see it from the Eiffel Tower on our first day.  More than anything else it looked rather large, dwarfing the buildings around it.  There is quite a lot in … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Paris – The Eiffel Tower

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Wingclipped

“What?  You’ve never been to Paris?” asked our incredulous friends.  We were tired of hearing this.  There was only one thing for it – a Eurostar booking later and we were on our way.  I suppose it is only natural that during … Continue reading →

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48f – Hope Gap to Seaford

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Wingclipped

We walked away from Hope Gap, up the ice age valley and onto the cliffs that would take us over to Seaford.  Ahead of us and slightly inland, we saw a strange looking structure.  What was it?  The map told … Continue reading →

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