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Day 4 Osmington to Lulworth via Durdle Door walks

Thursday 14 May 2015

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Starting off from Osmington Village under the woeful gaze of an artificial milk making machine
Heading across fields in the pouring rain
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To Osmington Mills - too early to go into the pub
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An inspiring view back down the coast
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And over Osmington Village as we climb uphill
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Some cormorants with their vantage points
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Are we downhearted?
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Can just about see our next objective
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We pass the burning cliffs
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Reaching a small wooden chapel
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With engraved glass windows
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Now looking back to Portland Bill
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Lots of smiles - must be mad
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* At this point the easy walkers take the higher route
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Whilst the medium walkers start on the switchback coastal path
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* As seen from above
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Varying degrees of visibility
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* Meanwhile the easy walkers can see the other lot looking like ants
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* And don't envy the steep descent ahead of them
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* The easy walkers have a gently descending path
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* Through the gorse
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* Whilst the medium walkers take it carefully
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Scratchy bottom comes into view
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* Nearly there
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Then in front of us we spot Durdle Door
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But first another steep descent followed of course by an ascent
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* The two groups reunite
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* A couple of stragglers very wisely taking it carefully
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Some interesting edifices in the sea and Portland Bill in the distance
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Rain easing up a bit now
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Durdle Door getting closer
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We all pause
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The rock in the sea is the Bull, or Cow of Calf. Portland Bill still in the background
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* At Durdle Door some schoolchildren are swimming
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Around ...
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... and back through the arch
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A teacher shows how to jump from the rocks
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We take in the view up the coast
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Before crossing the headland and down into Luworth
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The coastline stretching out before us
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As we head dowhill
top Photos and captions by Richard and *Mike