3rd June. Canterbury

I bussed into Canterbury, again as it was market day. The farmers market was good, and a permanent fixture. My neighbour at the campsite is a Spanish guy, who's been walking through Kent. He visited the Farmers Market and came away with a job as a chef at the cafe there. So he was looking for a room to rent.
I packed up during the evening and slept in the Micra in the car park, for an early departure.

2nd June. Canterbury

The wind got up during the night and it blew a gale all day, and it was wet.
I drove to Dover, Margate, Whitstable and it was too wet to explore. In the afternoon I went into Canterbury.
Tourist town, blimey, so many nationalities, so much to see !
I'm not into wandering around historic buildings, I was happy see the heart of the city and people-watch.
I stocked up on some food and condiments from Asian supermarkets, wonderful.

1st June. Canterbury

I took a quiet route to Canterbury via Pulborough, Billingshurst, Haywards Heath, Heathfield, Battle, Hastings, Rye, and Ashford.
I love all the woodlands in Sussex.
Kent was definately busier, though that was because of the route I took.
Camped in a CCC site outside of Canterbury, only £5.75 a night. (worth joining for the savings)

31st may. On the road again.

So, it's plantar fasciitis (a strained tendon) I've got to give time to heal, before returning to long distance walking.
I'm off car camping. 1st night and I'm at Graffam, near Petworth, Sussex. A pretty woodland site, with midges and mosquitoes.
Only one night here then! Off to Kent tomorrow.

Update 20th May

My walk has ended !
After resting my foot for nearly 3weeks, there was little improvement, I returned to Dorset and I've strained tendons in my foot. No serious fracture, but I've got to take it easy for a couple of months.
So I'm planning a road trip/ camping by car. If the weather improves I'll stay in UK and visit places I haven't been. If the weather doesn't improve I shall cross to France and head for the Alps. . . .

3rd May

Another hot day 27°
An English family are camped next to me in a bell tent. They live in Cordoba and are teachers at the English school there. I've been invited around at beer-o'clock (5ish) each evening. Andy and Ursula have 3 delightful young daughters.
In the evening I had dinner with my Dutch cyclist neighbours, so a very sociable day.
What I love about the weather here is the low humidity, it makes the heat delightful, and no dew on the grass in the mornings.
The dawn chorus is incredible, and birds are singing most of the day. Familiar garden birds on a scale I remember from my childhood.

May 1st

It's great the diversity of people I'm meeting. Mainly cyclist's, the past 3 day's a Dutch couple and their son have been camped next to me. Willem is the founder of
commonland.com
an organisation piloting landscape restoration in Spain, (he's been here on business as well as pleasure), Columbia, South Africa& India. Check-out the website.

The site is pretty full as mayday is a holiday w/e here.
The weather is perfect, mid 20's. I've just got to let my foot heal, which isn't easy with the lovely mountains on the doorstep