Spring Walk in Dorset, UK

We're just back from two weeks in the UK, spending a few days in the Lake District, where Merv caught up with, and unexpectedly ran into, almost everybody he knew from when he lived in Ambleside. The weather was 'mixed'; ie. rain interspersed with some periods of no rain. We managed to get in a couple of walks and had a lovely time catching up with friends. 

Last week we were in Dorset on a walking trip with HF Holidays, a company which Merv used to do a lot of work for many years. We stayed in Lulworth Cove, which is absolutely beautiful - as is the surrounding countryside: thatched cottages, derelict castles, lambs, daffodils, Norman churches, old quarries, sweeping coastal views, rolling green farmland and smugglers coves. Plus, wonderful old pubs serving local excellent Dorset ales. We were blessed with fine, sunny weather for most of the week with just two days of walking in sea-fog, which was slightly unsettling for walking, knowing you were alongside very steep coastal cliffs that you couldn't actually see. 

The area also is home to an army base where they practice shooting machine guns and cannons, amongst other things they no doubt do. It's quite unnerving walking in low-visibility, sea-fog and hearing gunfire which seemed to be far too close. Just had to trust their visibility was better than ours was at that point.