Coastwalk

Whitstable → Faversham

Distance: 9.95 miles
Ascent: 238 metres
Duration: 3 hours 29 minutes

Squelch!
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Beyond Whitstable is Seasalter, a private estate that seems a world away from down-to-earth Thanet.

Beyond Seasalter the Isle of Sheppey blocks views of the sea, marsh farmland replacing holiday homes in the view inland. Underfoot: mud, not prom.

Today the icy blast promised for days by weather forecasters seems to be well on its way. I'd planned a shorter walk than the past couple of days, ready for the long stretch into Sittingbourne tomorrow.

I'm now beginning to wonder whether I'll walk at all though. Tonight's TV news is continuing to refer to The Big Chill, and I my legs are certainly petitioning for a rest. Gravesend's four or five days walk away; I'm sure I'll be able to fit that into the remaining eleven months of the year.