Friday 28th July 2018   10:11am

New Romney to Hastings

28.85 miles

Oh my goodness – this is tough !  The hills today.  Thought after I’d climbed what seemed like a mammoth hill and a downhill cyclist gave me the thumbs up that I must be near the top – no way – Battery Hill in Fairlight is a triple that seems to never end.

Had packed up campsite dry and headed off down coast to Dungeness point – inland again for first stop at Lydd, coffee and a foil wrapped bacon & egg sandwich that I kept for lunch in the back pocket of my t-shirt – great hot-water bottle on a cold windy day.  The rain then fell through Camber Sands and arrived soaked in to Rye for perfect hot chocolate.

After Battery Hill I knew I needed to stop at the first campsite I found which was Hastings Touring Park.  Flung tent tent up, showered, ate yesterdays leftover cold Thai curry which was still delicious, and settled exhausted by 8pm.