Equinox

Pevensey Levels, reeds yield to the wind. Shingle scattered road by Cooden Beach huts. Turn under the railway bridge, north to Whydown Road and Straight Lane. Unfamiliar roads until I pop out in Hooe. Horsewalk back across the Levels. Herstmonceux Castle and Windmill Hill. The South Downs rise beyond the flat lands I’ll visit shortly. Rollercoaster lanes to Horam, shotgun cracks the sky. Crinkle cut shadows and hedgerow blooms. Flatlands around Ripe. Cheese sarnies and fairy cakes in a village hall, before bits of former commutes. Say hello to the Long Man as is tradition. Gravel track detour through the woods to finish.

Hailsham – Firle, Flat & Lumpy brevet polulaire, Saturday 21 March. 103km, 103 words