Abbotsbury to West Bay (9.5 miles)

Sadly, our final walk this trip. We bus to Abbotsbury and walk through the village down to the coast. It's a perfect English day!

We were thrilled to see that the path goes right along the beach for quite a bit. I picture us kicking off our boots and meandering gently across warm, soft sand, the sea on our left, the sun beaming overhead. But nope. 

It's a pebble beach that goes on until the end of the earth. They call it shingle and it's like trudging through snow. 

Breaking for lunch at the 4-mile point. Then on we trudge.

Tea and cake at the 6-mile point. It appears the shingle-trudging is over!

All those warning signs and the path goes this close to the edge? The wind has picked up and it's a bit worrying.

We are near the end. Just one hill to go down and we'll reach West Bay!

But then this. 

West Bay just below!

Welcome notice.

Cheers!