Thursday August 12th

Practice walk left home at 7.50a.m. Tuckton bridge, Wick village, Harbour Road, Southbourne, Boscombe, Bournemouth. Stopped for coffee at Durlston Chine. Continued to Poole, Sandbanks to Shell Bay, Heather Walk for a change from along the seashore to Studland, then to Old Harry Rocks - arrived there 1.30p.m. Ate lunch. 1.55p.m. set off over Ballard Down and down into Swanage. Caught no 50 to Bournemouth Square and then 1a home. arrived home about 5.40p.m. Distance walked about 24miles.