Lyme Regis, Dorset, February 2004

A fact bobbed up from my memory, that the ancient Egyptians prescribed walking through a garden as a cure for the mad. It was a mind-altering drug we took daily

Christian L, Dave E, Dave H, Emma L, Iain L, Jackie H, Jackie J, Libby W, Lucy E, Lucy L, Matthew E, Mike W, Paul T, Penny W, Peter F, Rachel L, Sara T

The gorse bush

For me this tour marked a bit of a turning point. As more children joined the group it was clear that the big walks we had done previously were no longer possible in such large numbers. After this the tours tend to divide into two types, the lads mountain weekends and the family rambles.

The walk took in a section of the Dorset coastline heading away from Lyme Regis towards Durdle Door.

The main feature was a detour by Dave H, who returned 40 mins later covered in scratches. He’d fallen into a gorse bush (as you do) and had to cut himself out with his penknife. 

nicolas
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