An amble to Amberley.
A much shorter day this one. Craig's landlord provided a lift to Midhurst and we caught the bus to Cocking, after stocking up on ibuprofen to ease my aching feet.
Could not have asked for better weather for the start of a walk. We hardly saw a soul for the first few hours until we were on top of the downs. The skies were blue, the views spectacular. Fields flecked with haystacks, glimpses of the shining sea, etc. We even had home-made sandwiches and windfall fruit to help us on with our endeavours. The rain came briefly around mid-day but we were well prepared. On went the waterproofs. Once bitten, twice shy.
Arriving in Amberley around half 2 we caught the train into Arundel where our hostel was located. Our first stay in a YHA hostel was a pleasure. Local bottled beers, friendly receptionists, good pub tips. We ambled into Arundel for tea but were too late to properly view the castle which dominates the townscape. The Red Lion was very pleasant in all aspects, it even had a resident, lovely porky black hound that liked strokes. However, the music was exclusively Kings of Leon which is frankly enough to ruin any evening. Of course it didn't, but it was a black mark nevertheless. Finished the evening by updating the blog and currently listening to Craig debating the cause of the London riots with a retired home office worker! Ah, sleep cannot come soon enough.
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