Perfect

Grey clouds cleared, carried on frigid winds and a warmer than expected Sun shone on the Purbecks from a azure sky. Clear of any unpleasant tints or taints, no nasty hues, the tells of our poor industrial practices, the ridge above Kimmerage is bathed in clean air and rich light. Two birds of prey spar via aerial combat for dominion or dinner against the tranquil backdrop. Clouds still bubbled threateningly on the horizon, the shape of things to come, but for now everything is perfect. On either side of the curving ridge can be seen the picturesque ruined remains of what must have been well loved farmsteads, country cottages and family homes; 'borrowed' from the local population by the Ministry of War in the forties for military exercise purposes, they were never returned and even today remain within the overshoot area of the gunnery ranges. From the high point of Tyneham Cap, where Townly Sheltons memorial bench offers respite for weary legs, the impressive Gad Cliffs stretch round to Worborrow Bay and beyond to Mupe and Lulworth looking to the West and Chapmans Pool and St Albans Head to the East. Surely, one of the most perfect walks in the Purbecks.