Monday was our most physically demanding day so far. Legs ached after 11 hours of pretty tough walking.
But we're not complaining because it was also the most stunning day so far.
It all started back at the house of our CouchSurfing host Jenny. She very kindly drove us to Dorchester station early this morning so we could catch the train back to the start point at Maiden Newton.
From Maiden Newton we took bridlepaths and a former railway line to Bridport. So far all good!
Once the route hit the coast we started to climb... a lot! We got to the summit of Golden Cap which is the highest point on the south west coast path. The second and third steepest were not far away! But only after we dropped right down to sea level to cross some little stream, then up again.
Due to footpath diversions where there had been collapsed bridges and landslides, the walk ended up being a few miles longer than we expected and we only just made it to Lyme Regis before dark.
Hard day, but inspiring!
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