Another hot one but it is time to say good bye to Normans Bay and move a bit further down the coast to Bognor Regis and even though it is very hot we decide to detour to Birling Gap….

Parking in the spacious though busy National Trust car park, which is unfortunately in full sun we make our way to the beach viewing point and are not disappointed…

With far reaching views to the west along the chalky cliffs of the Seven Sisters this mostly pebble beach is quite stunning. Access to the sea is a little tricky for the most part as you have to scramble over some slippery chalk beds and weed covered rocks but there is a small section of sandy access in the middle. Still we are not here to swim but make our way down onto the beach (several flights of wooden stairs) and decided to walk along the chalk seam running along the beach which is nice and cool under paw and a lot easier to walk along than the flint rounded pebbles of the beach…

Heading eastwards in an attempt to see Beachy Head around every small headland the beach eventually ran out before we had any success….

It is way too hot to even consider the 4 mile walk to beach head along the cliff tops, so we shall have to leave that for another day and mindful of the full sun we wander back along the beach and to the slight breeze and shade provided by the van….

Instead of continuing on our journey we try and sit out the worst of the midday heat before cranking on the cab AirCon and make our way to our home for the next week on the outskirts of Bognor Regis in West Sussex at the Caravan and Motorhome Club Site.

Fortunately the site has a good number of trees to provide a bit of shade as the next few days are set to see scorching temperatures.

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 59
• Miles walked – 4
• Beaches – 1
• Fuel – £82.89
• Groceries – £7.25
• O/N – £19.50 (Grass with Electric)