At breakfast, guests Rosemary and David tell me about the Saxon church. King Harold visited it the day before dying in the Battle of Hastings, and King Canute's daughter is reputed to be buried there.
Much of the morning is spent blogging on the Benbow p.c.
The phone rings chaotically, Pippa is trying to get out to the shops, and Woody escapes to swim in the incoming tide, sloshing happily and refusing to come out.
Cycling round the village, I visit the church then eat a stilton crumble lunch (very tasty) at the Mariner's waterside cafe.
At the Bosham Farm Shop which has now been taken over by the Co-op, you can't get an oatcake for love nor money - they've never heard of them. And there's no pharmacist for miles; my wrist is swelling up, hurting a bit more each day and needing support.
At 11.00 p.m. there are wisps of conversation floating in the breeze as I take a late night stroll.
Distance cycled with exploring and shopping: 2.8 miles
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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- HASTINGS TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT : 31.5.09 - 29.6.09
- 24 May 2009 - Preparations
- 28 May 2009 - The post arrives .....
- 28 May 2009 - Countdown to Sunday
- 30/31 May 2009 - Overnight on Romney Marsh
- 31 May 2009 - Day 1: Hastings to Bexhill
- 1 June 2009 - Day 2: Back to Bexhill (Sidley)
- 2 June 2009 - Day 3: Sidley to Norman's Bay
- 3 June 2009 - Day 4: Normans Bay to Eastbourne
- 4 June 2009 - Day 5: Eastbourne - Beachy Head - Bi...
- 5 June 2009 - Day 6: Exploring Eastbourne and Bea...
- 6 June 2009 - Day 7: Birling Gap to Seaford
- 7 June 2009 - Day 8: Seaford - Newhaven - Brighton
- 7 June 2009 - A sad day
- 8 June 2009 - Day 9: Brighton sings!
- 9 June 2009 - Day 10: Sustrans rocks!
- 10 June 2009 - Day 11: Brighton & Hove Breathe Eas...
- 11 June 2009 - Day 12: Brighton-Shoreham-Lancing
- 12 June 2009 - Day 13: Lancing to Worthing
- 13 June 2009 - Day 14: Worthing (Finden) to Little...
- 14 June 2009 - Day 15: Littlehampton to Gumber Far...
- 15 June 2009 - Day 16: Into Slindon
- 16 June 2009 - Day 17: Gumber Farm to Chichester
- 17 June 2009 - Day 18: Eastbourne District General...
- 18 June 2009 - Day 19: Eastbourne - tourists in town
- 19 June 2009 - Day 20: Chichester to Earnley ("Bug...
- 20 June 2009 - Day 21: Earnley (North Foreland?) t...
- 21 June 2009 - Day 22: Earnley to Bosham
- 22 June 2009 - Day 23: Resting in Bosham
- 23 June 2009 - Day 24: Bosham to Emsworth
- 24 June 2009 : Day 25: Emsworth to Fleet (Hayling ...
- 25 June 2009 - Day 26: Blogging in Havant
- 26 June 2009 - Day 27: Another blogging day
- 27 June 2009 - Day 28: Hayling Island to the Isle ...
- 28 July 2009 - Day 29: Breathe Easy Isle of Wight ...
- 29 June 2009 - Day 30: Cowes to Sandown via Newport
- 1 July 2009 - Isle of Wight: St. Mary's Hospital, ...
- 2 July 2009 - Isle of Wight: Shanklin Chine
- 2 July 2009 - Isle of Wight: Botanical Gardens, Ve...
- 4 July 2009 - Departure to mainland
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