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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