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Day 7 - Lulworth Cove to Weymouth - 19 Aug 17

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Stats maybe slightly wrong as I paused a part we walked. This was an eventful trip as my description below unfolds. Some amazing scenery but some hardship for Linda and I. So on planning, Linda (As usual) wanted to get another Park Run in the plans. So Weymouth holds a park run at 0900hrs. This however did mean we would miss the bus to Lulworth. Luckily our friends Tina and Ian were on Holiday in Weymouth and agreed to drop us off in Lulworth after the run. We caught the 0730hrs train from Yeovil Pen Mill and arrived at Weymouth about 0820hrs. Then we had a 10 min walk along Weymouth front to the Sea Life Centre which is where the Park Run began and finished. Linda ran well and was happy with her time. Before the race Approaching the finish. As Linda did not want to carry her trainers, we both thought it would be a good idea to complete the walk in her trainers. She should be fine and we didn't believe this was a Strenuous stretch. (1st mistake). ...

Day 6 - Sidmouth to Seaton - 05 Aug 17

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Day 6 - 5 Aug 2017. With the social calendar busy and the weather stopping a couple of planned walks, it has been a while but we managed to get out and complete another leg of our challenge. This one was easy to organise as I knew a reliable bus route was between Seaton and Sidmouth. One last check of the weather which assured us we would be rain free, so off we went, leaving home at 0730hrs and arriving in Seaton at around 0840hrs. Now I had done my researh on Parkopedia and the cheapest car park for all day was £9 but as we approached it, I noticed some free spaces along the road, no yellow lines nor parking limitations, so we dumped the car there. A nice walk for ten minute walk along part of the Coastal Path to Marine Place Stop B and catch the 9A to Sidmouth. My online research stated £3.20 each but in reality we were charged £3.60 but not a bad price. We managed to get the front seat on the top floor of the double Decker which was nice with some great views. Leavin...