After a fruitless seach, we went off down the town for a meal and were surprised on our return to be told the glasses had been handed in. A youngster said she had found them in the shower room. The same youngster who had been in the shower room at the same time as Jo. Given the number of people who searched in there it seemed fairly odd they should turn up where they did. Still, at least Jo had them back and I was spared having to read out menus and describe the landscape for the rest of the adventure. Even just a couple of hours with out them had demonstrated how difficult it could be. Memo to self: pack the spare glasses!
Starting off at sealevel from the campsite, we are quickly in to a long, gentle climb up to about ninety metres above Baggy Point. From that point on it is a rolling and meandering walk, mainly at about fifty metres above the sea, with three or four drops almost back to sea level. The highest climb of the day, as seems to be the par for the SWCP, is to reach our campsite at Mortehoe.
The forecast for the day was poor and we expected rain once or twice during the day. The waterproofs were stowed within easy reach and the gaiters went on to protect against the wet herbage after a night of heavy rain.
Coming in to the park from the south meant we were some way from the site office and and we had to walk down there, book in and then walk back up again in to the main camping ground to find a site. Having set off early, we had arrived early, about 2.00pm, which meant we had a pick of the pitches. It is a very hilly site, witht a lot of sloping pitches but we were lucky to bag a very flat one just on the peak of the front slope, overlooking the sea. Jus as we settled on a pitch the rain started to fall and we were fortunate to have the tent up before it came on for real.
The rain lasted a couple of hours, after which we were able to fully establish our camp pitch before a wee walk down in to the village. Later, just as the gloaming was falling, we had a lovely silvery light show out over the bay that made you grateful you put yourself in positions like this and to see nature in all its glory.