July 9th Bramber to Pyecomb

Today was a great day! We left the village of Bramber about 9. We had a lovely walk along the Adur river for a mile or so and started the steep climb back up to the Downs.
There are really no towns on the trail unlike our walk last year in the Cotswolds. You have to climb down each evening and back the next morning. The whole idea of calling them the "Downs" is really a PR trick. For every down I've counted at least 2 ups, but somehow the "South Ups" doesn't quite have the same ring.
We saw and met quite a few folks today, families and friends as well as a cub scout pack were all out walking on the weekend. Oh I almost forgot there was a 100 mile 1day bicycle ride the entire length of the South Downs Way over 300 riders passing by throughout the day.
 The weather was perfect for me cool, windy and cloudy (my hair is just a ball of frizz). The views were not as clear, in fact pretty misty. We could see the sea most of the day. We are more than 2/3 of the way to Eastbourne and the 7 sister's chalk cliffs. We are both doing well 10 miles on walking days seems to work well for us. All ankles, knees and tummys seem to be working and holding up well. We are happy but tired at the end of the day but enjoying each other and this beautiful country.