Day 4 (9th July 2013): Totland Bay – Cowleaze Chine
(11 miles)
Best day by far! Early start and running by 8.30am. Set off
from the pub from yesterday, up through the woods onto the cliffs and then up
Headon Warren which is full of history as well as being very beautiful with
great views – there is a Neolithic burial mound, and people used to mine here in
the 19th century. At the top you can see Alum Bay and the Needles,
great to see this on the last day!
Ran though the Needle amusement park, and then past a wonderful
house with a garden filled with ornaments and trinkets a the sweetest dog called Milly.
Up to the top of the cliffs and we went to the Needles
viewpoint which is a by the rocket launch sites from the war. Fantastic views!
Then we ran up West high Down to the Tennyson Monument at
the top, then a great downhill section to Freshwater Bay. From there it was up
and down along the cliff path back along the south coast of the island with
stunning views all around. So pretty, wild flowers all around, and butterflies,
and where the cliffs have started to fall into the sea, grass and plants have
started to grow where the cliffs have fallen and it’s as if watching a new
landscape form.
The van comes in to view (as our campsite is right on the
coastal path)! Brilliant feeling! 4 days ago we set off in the other direction,
and now we’ve made it around the whole island, back to where we started. Now
for a well earned rest.....and finally an ice cream!
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