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Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside

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Ramblings: Mousehole to Lamorna with Jane Johnson and Abdel Bakrim

12/05/2022

Mousehole to Lamorna with Jane Johnson and Abdel Bakrim

BBC Radio 4 - Ramblings, Mousehole to Lamorna with Jane Johnson and Abdel Bakrim

Clare walks in Cornwall and hears about Jane and Abdel's unusual meeting.

Clare Balding walks a section of the South West Coastal Path from Mousehole to Lamorna.

Having grown up in Cornwall Jane Johnson has a deep love of the landscape of the south west.  She and her husband Abdel take Clare on a coastal walk along steep rocky footpaths that offer breathtaking views of the Cornish coastline around the Lizard to Lands End.  It's a favourite walk for the couple who often see dolphins, whales and basking sharks along the way.  They tell Clare the story of their extraordinary meeting in the foothills of the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco and how a near death experience for Jane while climbing led to a love affair with a Berber restaurant owner who tried to rescue her.  Seventeen years on the couple live mainly in Cornwall but try to divide their time between there and Morocco.  Jane is a writer and publisher while Abdel  is now developing his artwork.

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