Day 10 Treyarnon to Padstow

I am writing this (starting it anyway) in Rick Stein’s fish and chip shop in Padstow. Cod and chips. Average, it has to be said. But hot, and indoors, out of the rain. Sigh. I was woken from sleep this morning by a dawn chorus of skylarks. Noisy, but nice, even though it was only […]

Day 9 Sunshine at last

It wasn’t raining as I left Newquay. The skies were grey but the forecast was good. I stocked up on food at Tesco and bought a couple of dehydrated meals for camping. (Buy one get one half price at Millets.) Leaving Newquay was quite interesting. There were the Barrowfields, which were Bronze Age barrows, dug […]

Day 8 Less windy but wetter…

Today’s weather forecast suggested persistent heavy rain from 2pm. I was about eleven miles from Newquay and thought I would get there before the rain if I tried. I hadn’t expected much from Perranporth but it was fab. Mainly due to the beach, and my B&B, the Seiners Arms which had the most fantastic view […]

Day 7 Windy, windy, windy (and wet)

There are two sorts of blog posts. There are those that give you vicarious pleasure, views of places that look nice even if you don’t really want to go there- blue seas, perhaps a picture taken relaxing on the beach with an ice cream, that sort of thing. Then there are blog posts that make […]

Day 6 Wet, wet, wet (and windy).

Today started off alright. I had a comfortable night in the tent and had it packed away just as the heavens opened. It stopped soon enough and I set off about nine, in the dry. The weather soon deteriorated-a bit of rain and a lot of wind. I knew the forecast for later was pretty […]

Day 5 Sunny Cornwall

Today started off wet enough for waterproofs but dried up pretty quickly. It was a stunning day. Blue skies, sandy beaches, SSSI’s (and I want to point out that it is perfectly legitimate to put an apostrophe after capitals, and doesn’t denote ownership, etc), and a Cornish pasty for lunch. Heaven. Not only were the […]

Day 4 Rest Day

Today I have done very little. I caught the bus into St Ives and had a wander round before my trip to the Tate. The weather wasn’t conducive to a lot of wandering so after an enjoyable hour at the Tate I caught the bus home. I spent the afternoon catching up on essentials such […]

Day 3 Very windy

Today, gales are forecast. With some rain. I put off leaving my B&B in case things got better, but they didn’t. I didn’t follow the Coast Path today – didn’t really fancy being blown off the edge of a cliff so I took the inland route. I set off over the path I had taken […]

Day 2 The real start

Today was the day that I started on my own. Matthew walked with me for the first half mile or so, so technically I didn’t start on my own but after he turned back I was definitely on my own. It wasn’t so bad, the sun was out, the scenery was stunning and I had […]

Day 1 Land’s End

Today dawned sunny, with blue skies. It was a good start. We headed off to Land’s End in a taxi then made our way to the signpost. It was quite exciting. “You’re going the whole way then?” asked the man changing the letters on the sign. “Yes” I said. Gulp. It is a long way. […]