Today started early. My host, Bob, heard me moving around at 6.00a.m so he went down stairs to start preparing breakfast!! We had breakfast just before 6.45a.m [and very nice it was too]. We left by car at 7.15a.m and I was dropped off near to where I was picked up yesterday at 7.25am, and I set off around Pagham Harbour. It was nice being out early as the bird watching was better than later in the day. So I took my time around Pagham Harbour and on the other side stopped for a break at Ferry Field bird hide at 8.30a.m and saw some more birds. At 10.10am I arrived at the east prom of Selsey and then walked around Selsey Bill. At 11.15a.m. I left west Selsey car park to walk to Bracklesham. This was not easy as there is a long shingle bank for some miles but I was able to walk on the landward side on a dirt track which was easier than shingle. At 12.45 I arrived at Bracklesham where I ate my lunch. A short while later I set off for the Witterings - first along roads parallel to the beach, then on the prom at East Wittering and later I transferred to walking along a sandy beach about 200yards wide as the tide was out until I got to the West Wittering car park. I haven't been there since I was in my early teens - what a change! Then we used to go there as there were few other people. Today the car park is about a mile long and some thousands of vehicles and the most packed beach I have seen in years! Times change. Then I set off northwards alongside Chichester Harbour until I arrived at West Itchenor, where I was met by Tim Bushell my host for the weekend - he picked me up as my leg was playing me up and now I have an appointment to see the out of hours doctor this evening as I appear to have developed cellulitis in my left shin despite my best efforts to take all preventative measures. I arrived at West Itchenor at about 4.40pm having walked about 18-20 miles. While I was walking from West Wittering to West Itchenor I received a telephone call from Bureima Diallo which was nice.
Distance walked 19 miles
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