Weymouth to West Lulworth

After being sent off by the proprietress whose parting words were, "You brought your suitcase down N O W?" I set out in the rain to to meet Ruth and Paul at their B and B, which was a gorgeous old rectory, a mile further down the coast path. We needed the rain gear for only about an hour after which we enjoyed perfect weather. We passed an establishment called something like Ye Olde Smuggler, which, despite its name, had definitely entered the modern age:






Charming cottage beyond a clothesline:





By and by, we came to a tiny, wooden church. It is a shame that the etching in the windows does not show:





Maybe the congregants need more fire and brimstone from the pulpit:






One of many spectacular views






Approaching the famous Durdle Door:





Closer:






For those who care to read about the formation, which will not be forever, here it is:




Just two more photos of the Door. One with beach:






And one without:






Lots of photos of this formation are necessary because getting here was not easy. There was a lot of long ups and long downs, a whole lot, and a lot of wind.

Durdle Door was not the only excitement of the day. See this? Doesn't it look just like Qumran!






But, no, it is an empty hole in the cliff. There are many.

The stones on the beach were unusual and very pretty:





Ruth and Paul enjoying the view at the end of a vigorous, rewarding day.





As cranky as the last B and B lady was, that is how nice the next one was. In a teeny tiny four-hundred year-old house, are teeny tiny rooms and two bathrooms. I think the place is adorable, but Wendy, not so much. But anyway, here she is with some of her stuff:





The B and B, called Tewkesbury Cottage, looks a lot like the house across the street as seen through our window:






Don't you love the thatched roof? Such roofs are common in these parts and ever so picturesque. The thatch is eighteen inches thick, provides excellent insulation, but raises the insurance policy considerably. These facts I learned from a local taxi driver, so I am assuming they are correct.


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