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… and the boats

May13

          Well, after all the posts I’ve done about the actual getting to Lyme Regis, it would be a bit mad not to show you the boats and the sea wouldn’t it.  I’d like to think my pictures are a little more than holiday snaps, but at the end of the day they are supposed to be for, and most certainly will trigger memories when I look back at them.  At the risk of you getting fed up of Lyme Regis I’m going to just add this one last look the harbour and beyond.

           More from before: our weeek in “Lyme Regis” in April 2012.

Which way to go ?

May12

          This way maybe ?

          Through here ?

          Or maybe over here ?

           No hurry, take your time, see you in Lyme.

           More from before: our weeek in “Lyme Regis” in April 2012.

The Cobb

May11

          The Cobb is the name of the harbour at Lyme Regis.  I’m not sure where it got its name, or even what the word means.  I did try looking online but I couldn’t find the answer there either so it just is ”The Cobb”.

          You can see the harbour best in this picture, also posted at the end of “Lyme Walk“, we walked around the top of the outer wall and I have to admit I was very torn between looking through the camera and down at my feet to watch my footing.   Although I took a lot of boat pictures, I’m glad I was looking down too or I might have missed this one …

          I’m not too well up with my fossil identification but apparently its a turritella fossil, a sea-snail.

          Huge rocks are piled up at the end of the long wall, I guess to extend it slightly and help break the waters at the entrance of the harbour, it was a strange feeling looking out towards the end and across the water.

The steps we climbed back down to the lower level were a bit sturdier than these in the next picture, but I do love a good wall … and what a wall it was.

          I’m not good at books and reading but I do love the stories and watch a lot of films.  I have all of the Jane Austen films and while scouring the internet for the meaning of the harbour name, Cobb, I found quite a few mentions of Jane Austen’s book “Persuasion” and the part where Louisa Musgrove jumps from the steps and falls to bang her head.  I think I can remember the part clearly in my head but I’d better watch the film again, just to make sure.

           More from before: our weeek in “Lyme Regis” in April 2012.

Woodland wander

May10

          Instead of leaving the campsite via styles and little bridges, this time we started off at the main entrance, turned away from the village view and headed uphill towards Ware.

          We walked along Gore lane, across the main A road, and into Ware lane, stopping to take the “Woodland bluebells” picture before we joined the woodland path to Lyme Regis.

          Still climbing, over styles and across fields, we left civilisation behind and headed upwards …

          … and finally reached Chimney Rock, a landmark pointed out to us on our map and the highest point on our walk.

         From here we were told it was all downhill, and they weren’t kidding, I’ll just add a huge thank-you here to the Nature Reserve for their work installing and up-keeping their steps.

          We followed the downwards footpath through the nature reserve and finally met up with the Coastal Path between Seaton and Lyme Regis.

          Emerging from the trees we were given our first clear view of the sea, Hubby in front as I lagged behind with the camera again.

          … and a little further on, more steps took us down towards the harbour.

          Two very different walks from Uplyme to Lyme Regis, I enjoyed both and would be very pushed to choose one of them above the other if I had to.

           More from before: our weeek in “Lyme Regis” in April 2012.