Rain all morning and mist all afternoon. At least the air isn’t as cold as in the Lake District, so my new jacket kept me warm and dry enough – also wore my new gaiters. Lots of mud, so they proved their worth. I did the short walk, as walking 9 miles rather than 6 ½ miles seemed daft. As usual, we were the last to be dropped off the bus. We had about 40 minutes to look around Brading , a small town with a short street of shops. There were several tourist attractions, such as a Doll Museum and Shop, Wax Museum, Old Town Hall Museum, and so on. I walked around St Mary's Church . It was built in the twelfth century but is reported to be the site of the first Christian
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