A last, long slog on the Ridgeway

He said:
Today's hike out of Beaminster was 12 miles, OK, but it had an unexpected number of hill climbs and descents, and some of the most uneven, rutted, unattended, unmarked, unloved stretches of dung covered surfaces we have had to try to navigate through. The route planners were deliberately trying to find every little hill to go up and down, just to get them all.
At least the weather was a bit cooler, with a promise of rain in the days ahead. We should have seen the sea from a number of hill tops, but the haze was too thick. Tonight we are hunkered down in The Old Inn in Hawkchurch, ahhh, simple country living.
Shown above is one of the art objects we saw near Beaminster on our way out of town.

She said:
The official name of this walk is The Wessex Ridgeway Path, but we have come up with alternates:
The "You've Got To Be An Optimist" Path
The "This Is Really Only An Idea Of A Path, Not a Real Maintained One" Path
The "Go In The Opposite Direction Of Your Ultimate Destination For a Few Miles" Path
The "Here's A Guidebook But It's Ten Years Old And Things Have Changed" Path
The "Don't Try This In The Heat" Path
The "Be Sure Someone In Your Party Has A Great Sense Of Direction And Can Read Ordinance Survey Maps Really Well" Path
The "Field After Field Of Deeply Rutted Cow Pastures That Are Hell On Your Feet" Path
The "Sheep Poop" Path
The "We Aren't Going To Put Up Many Waymarkers So 'Good Luck'" Path
The "At Least Once A Day You'll Get Lost" Path
The "Now We're Just F#@king With You" Path
The "When You Take Your Boots Off You Better Leave Them Outside" Path
The "Believe Me, A Foot Rub Will Be Better Than Sex" Path
The "Go Up Each Hill At Least Twice, But Come Down Each Only Once" Path
The "Hope The Randy Bull Is Penned Off" Path

Tomorrow is our last day of walking - a short day, only 8 miles.
This has been quite challenging for me, but I have powered through and feel better for it.
Still, it will be great to be done and on to Hastings and London for a little luxury.
EB

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