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Familiarising myself with the map on the train down to Hassocks.11:00:50
On my way through Lewes, I thought this house looked rather nice.11:10:56
Heading out of Lewes, near the prison.11:14:48
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Nice views from here.11:17:50
Me looking a bit windswept.11:24:08
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I'd obviously caught the first spell of rain at this point. It wasn't too bad earlier on...11:42:05
Some sort of abandoned farming machinery.11:44:33
Nicely elevated here.11:44:34
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Tried to take an arty shot with these berries.11:51:51
I think the views probably looked a bit more dramatic in real life than in this photo.11:51:56
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Reassuring South Downs Way signpost.12:02:10
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I found this biscuit in my pocket, and was glad to have it as I was getting hungry.
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Familiar chalky paths of the South Downs.12:09:17
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The clouds starting to look a bit ominous now.
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Shortly after this I think it started raining...12:42:11
...you may note the gap in the timestamps. There was a fairly long stretch around Ditchling Beacon where it was just too wet and cold to want to get my phone out of my pocket!13:05:57
Looking a bit cold and wet, just after Ditchling Beacon I think.
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I think the rain eased up slightly from here on as I'm taking a few more photos.13:17:16
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The Jack and Jill windmills.13:22:05
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Now in Clayton, and after the surprisingly icy rain on top of the ridge I have to admit I was quite glad to be back in civilisation!
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The bizarrely fortified rail tunnel mouth at Clayton.13:37:09
The Jack and Jill pub, which I arrived at cold, wet and hungry.13:40:16
Inside the Jack and Jill, just my sort of thing.14:15:02
Delightfully naff old table mats.
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I ordered a whole three courses, with this cheese board for dessert.14:23:25
All British cheeses no less!14:42:11
By the time I left the pub the weather had improved dramatically.14:42:56
The railway tunnel in quite a different light.
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The ridge I had just come down from - what a difference an hour or two makes!14:46:41
The windmills.15:00:58
Hassocks station.17:07:12
Back at home, I started the preparations for making wine from the grapes in my back garden. As I learned, winemaking is mostly cleaning.
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The grape harvest.