Tuesday 19th September 2023

I have to admit, hand on heart, that today’s walk was quite uninspiring! The first couple of miles was along the Hartlepool promenade so that was fine, with lovely sea views. We even stopped for coffee – we weren’t going to let any opportunities pass.

But after that it was road walking, then across a golf course and then more road walking more or less all the way. We passed through Seaton Carew which seemed a pretty seaside area and along Seal Sands (but no seals to be seen). Apart from that our backdrop today was largely a power station and heavy industrial sites. Really not the best … but every bit has to be done! On the positive side, it was completely flat the whole 10 miles.

About the most interesting part of the walk was seeing the impressive Transporter Bridge – even though it was closed. That brought us to the end of our walk today and in fact it’s the last bit of walking for now – it turns out that our house-sitting accommodation is further from the coast than we’d imagined. So Durham, we’ll be back another time.

And it was with heavy hearts we walked today – after hearing the terrible news this morning of a tragic loss of young life. Our thoughts and prayers are with Christine and family. RIP Ben. xx