Mileaters 28th December 2017 Walk
Call it luck call it skill, call it what you will, but the 28th of December 2017 was the best day by far over the Christmas period for a fat and alcohol burning walk over our beautiful local countryside.
The Mileaters
Mileaters do the Coastal Path - Part Three
The first day of November 11 hardy mileaters turned up at the village green at the crack of 8.30am ready to tackle the 3rd part of the south coast path. After parking at the National trust car park in Burton Bradstock we walked down into village to board the x53 bus to take us to Chideock. Safely disembarking at Chideock we headed off down the lane to join the coastal path. But a near murder took place along the lane when Stuart was almost scalped by a huge bramble thrown at him by Doctor Dave. Blood spurting Dr Dave could only offer a plaster. But tough old Stuart declined and marched on not worried he could be scared for life or bleed to death.
Early in October a large group of mileaters plus4 dogs headed out to the black bull in Wool from were the walk began, very nice walk but by golly there was some mud but then Rolie and Phil are well known for a muddy walk, no dog came back the same colour it left the car park and Most boots came back carrying quite a bit of glorious mud.
Mileaters on Exmoor
On the 19th of September around 24 keen mileaters journeyed to Exmoor for three days of walking, drinking, chatting and eating. Warm and not so warm welcomes awaited us in our two residences and perhaps on this occasion the early birds didn’t get the best worm. Be that as it may, nothing can dampen a mileater spirit, not even frosty welcomes or lashing rain or inedible liver. We are a tough lot.
Mileaters 24th August 2017
Assault on the West Face of Golden Cap, or the mysterious case of attempted poisoning on Stonebarrow Hill
All seemed calm and orderly when 12 good folk of Martinstown (and 2 ferocious hounds) set out on the second running of Leg 2 of the Coast Path from Lyme Regis to Seatown. Queues for the Melplash Show safely negotiated and the X51 safely boarded in Chideock (some of us even had to pay !) we arrived in Lyme, only to find the tide still too high for access to the beach to be gained.
Martinstown Mileaters – 18th August (with apologies to William McGonagal)
On a Friday in August the mileaters gathered
To walk through the sunshine and rain
We left Chaldon Herring and climbed the long trail
Through the farms and the fields and the grain.
