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2021 02 07 Site Of The Old Railway Viaduct Melanie
3 years ago
Starts near Bexhill on Sea, GBMORE ROUTES NEAR HERE
I chose the site of the old Bexhill Branch railway leading up to the now demolished viaduct over the Coombe Valley Marshes as it was basically a level surface made up of free draining hard-core. Why you might ask? Because Melanie is fed up with me taking her through wet and slippery paths and asking her why she has not bought some proper boots yet!!!
However, the surface was as described when I last walked it in the summer. The winter rain had stirred up the fallen leaves and the hard soil had turned to mud. The hardcore was admittedly not as free draining as I had remembered.
So......... we ended up with Melanie holding onto my shoulder while she was halfway up a bank, and angled to get purchase! This way we made painfully slow progress above most of the mud and water.
I made some brownie points by suggesting we took a tiny path I knew off the path of the old line. It bought us to a field. A muddy field, admittedly but we were homeward bound.
As usual I saw the funny side and Melanie did too but only the next day!!
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