Monthly Archives: August 2013

The Coastal Path in Antalya – Beach Pebbles

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Wingclipped

Our poor old children.  We take them to the coast almost every week, but rarely do they get to play on the beach or swim in the sea.  We decided that we had better take them on a beach holiday … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Scotland – Beinn Liath Mhor

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Wingclipped

The main reason for my second June trip to Scotland was to meet up with some friends and bag a Munro.  One of these friends was Mark, an occasional guest walker on our main Coastal Path.  On the day of … Continue reading →

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The Coatal Path in Scotland – Loch Ewe Distillery

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Wingclipped

Towards the end of my drive from Inverness to Gairloch I stopped at Drumchork.  Drumchork lies on the eastern shore of Loch Ewe, and I wanted to visit a place I had heard about when on Islay a couple of … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Scotland – Gruinard Bay

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Wingclipped

Having arrived back home from Scotland in the second week of June, I turned around and went straight back in the fourth week.  This was a lightning quick trip to bag a Munro with some friends who were staying in … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Scotland – Islay

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Wingclipped

In June I visited Islay on a combined business/pleasure trip.  It is not in our rules that we have to walk around the coast of the islands of Britain as well as its mainland.  That was a good thing, because … Continue reading →

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55g – Littlehampton Part III

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Wingclipped

Having reached Littlehampton’s harbour mouth, we had to walk inland, alongside the River Arun, in order to find a suitable crossing point.  This is known as the “Riverside Walk”, which for the most part runs alongside riverside developments of blocks … Continue reading →

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55f – Littlehampton Part II

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Wingclipped

We walked across to Littlehampton’s harbour mouth.  At the foot of the east harbour arm the lighthouse stared out to sea with it’s single letterbox eye. Behind us, the mouth of the river stretched back towards the town.  We would … Continue reading →

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55e – Littlehampton Part I

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Wingclipped

It is said that Littlehampton is home to the World’s Longest Wooden Bench.  It runs along the seafront.  We were excited in the extreme when we arrived, as you can tell from this picture of us sitting on it: Oh!  … Continue reading →

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55d – Angmering-on-Sea to Littlehampton

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Wingclipped

We left the expensive houses and their walled gardens behind as we left Angmering-on-Sea and entered Rustington.  Rustington is noted for its two air speed records.  On 7 September 1946 Group Captain E M Donaldson flew a Gloucester Meteor F4, … Continue reading →

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55c – Ferring to Angmering-on-Sea

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Wingclipped

At Ferring the low tide exposed a rocky beach, behind which lay sand flats.  We hunted around the rocks to see what we could find; far off in the distance a man and his daughter were digging in the sand … Continue reading →

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