I begin today's walk at the new wildlife reserve at Salt Fleet Flats, where I finished last time.
Next door is Egypt Bay. It is a mystery where the name comes from. There are various theories about a supposed find of Byzantine coins in the dim and distant, but it sounds like a load of old cobblers to me. Not least because the Byzantine Empire didn't include Egypt!
The bay is very small but it does have a beach...
After skirting Egypt Bay it is an easy stroll to St Mary's Bay. The coast is pretty straight and the path is well maintained, with new-looking gates...
...with a bigger beach!
Past St Mary's Bay I could hear a right old racket in the distance. Ten minutes later and I came upon the herd of cows that were making it as they were rounded up!
About twenty minutes later I reached Coombe Bay. This is not named on the OS map so I had to conduct extensive research to discover it's name...
Coombe Bay from the western side looking south-eastish...
From Coombe Bay the route passes the Dagnam Saltings and then on to the Allhallows caraven park. The path is well signposted and shows more evidence of recent improvement work...
This is good because the Dagnam Saltings look pretty much impassable, unless you enjoy wading...
Once past the saltings I reach the Allhallows holiday park. The path takes me through what in the olden days would be called a holiday camp, and is an easy walk across the grass with a traditional bit of sand-and-shingle beach to my left. This is my end point for today.
Looking back from today's finish...
A walk of two halves this one. The first half was utterly deserted, again! After St Mary's Bay it felt like I was slowly re-approaching civilisation - a couple of people herding cows, a couple of other walkers, then finally the holiday camp and boats and bars and stuff!
Next time - Allhallows to Grain. Apparently there are some access issues along the way! Should be fun...
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