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Day 8 - Ferrybridge to Ferrybridge (Around Portland) - 09 Dec 17

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It was a cold start leaving home at 0800hrs, but the sun came up and was shining nicely when we arrived at Ferrybridge. Paying £5 to park in a nearly empty car park on a winter's day seemed steep but we begrudgingly complied. Wearing many layers with hats and gloves, Linda and I started our walk. The 1st stretch was flat which was a nice gentle introduction, but you could see the Rock approaching ominously. Fresh ready for the walk Morning has broken So clam, no wind  Now when planing this walk originally, we was going to take a train from Yeovil to Weymouth, then the No1 bus to Portland National Sailing Academy which would of cut off probably at leat 1.5 miles of the walk. So walking past this bus stop hurt and of course I let Linda know it! Para-gliders above the rock   Static display of a Lynx Helicopter Portland Castle looked a bit disappointing in size! So, we were at the bottom looking at the long c...