It's J's birthday. The plan is to go mackerel fishing from Weymouth harbour. It is a Thursday and on arrival at the quayside the sign says that the next trip will be on Saturday. Plan B involves the hour sightseeing trip around Portland harbour. We take the 50p ferry boat, complete with grumpy rowing guy, crossing to the departure point by the pavilion and get the last 2 places on the first full boat our skipper has had in several weeks. On the course of the voyage we look over at the distant bank of chesil beach linking Portland with Ferrybridge and realise that we have not actually planned to cover the causeway section of the coast path. It has to be done this afternoon or will remain a gap in our logical progression.
But first we enjoy the boat trip, commentary and views out here. Better than being in work. The sun shines and upon returning to port we have a mackerel burger in 'Fritz and Chips' - part of the Fearnley-Whittingstall fish fight campaign that has taken off in the best of the town's chippys. A birthday beer in The Boot Inn then out to the Chesil Beach information centre just over Ferrybridge. Its not that great, and they charge for some leaflets that come free from tourist information.
The short walk is great, however. We take in the view atop the bank before crossing the road to enjoy the splendid wild flower display on the causeway. All sorts going on in the harbour, some of it possibly olympic preparation. We both like this rather unique strip of land.
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