Log No 310. Sat 10th May 2014 - Lancing to Seaford, 20 miles (4754 miles walked)

It wasn't a good forecast for today and tomorrow with strong winds snd rain and that's just what it was when I left at 07.15.

The wind was still southwesterly which kept the weather behind me.

I followed the cyclepath onto Shoreham Beach, this Is almost like a small island being cut off from Shoreham-by-Sea by the River Adur, then over the river by the footbridge into Shoreham.

I walked along the main road then across Shoreham Harbour, this harbour is unusual in that it is cut off from the sea by two locks with the docks being inland. I had to wait to get across because the locks were open while a Pilot boat manoeuvred a cargo ship.

Back on the sea front I went through Portslade-by-Sea and into Hove and Brighton.

Yesterday it was mostly dog walkers I saw, today it was runners/joggers, I don't think I've seen so many in one stretch of esplanade.

I got to Brighton Pier for 10.00 and stopped in a shelter for my first break.

I took my second break very shortly after when I saw an Asda in Brighton Marina. It was a surprise when I came out of Asda, and I hadn't been in very long, to find blue sky and the sun shining.

The white cliffs suddenly started at the marina, there was a walkway along the base of the cliffs but as I didn't know where or how far it went I zig-zagged up the side of the cliff onto the clifftop path.

It turned out the Under Cliff path went all the way from the marina to Saltdean so I could have saved myself a climb.

I went on the Under Cliff path for a bit then took the clifftop path again from Telscombe Cliffs to Peacehaven then round to the marina in Newhaven.

I went up the side of the River Ouse a short distance to get to the road bridge then followed the road on the other side to pick up the footpath between the railway line and a channel of the Ouse.

The footpath went right to the campsite in Seaford.

There was a little bit of shelter from the wind with a low bank but inside the tent you wouldn't think it, it is blowing about good style.

It was another longish day covering 20 miles in just under 8 hours.