Walk 25

Padstow to Port Issac 12miles

After a 2 month break from this trek it was nice to see the coast path again! I started on the other side of the bay from Padstow at place called Rock, the first landmark was the beach at Polzeath which is fantastic, pure flat white sand, just lovely. The coast path has dried out nicely now which has bought out every rambler/tomdickandharry onto the coast path ( even another group of school kids, though they were moaning about having to walk 8 miles!). The terrain was pretty easy going untill Port Quin and then it was a 4 mile slog up and down steps and hills, I'd forgotten how tough this can be! Final port of call was Port Issac (See Pic) very nice....did'nt get to see Doc Martin though :(

Walk 24

Mawgan Porth to Padstow 17miles

A really nice days walking today, not to hot not to cold and very flat! 6miles outside of Padstow I went past a group of young school kids and thought "thats nice kiddies on a bit of a ramble" but no they were going all the way to Padstow....nice that the education system gets em exercised!!!

Walk 23

St Agnus to Mawgan Porth 19 miles

Had a nice early start today (6.30am) due to the tide at the River Gannel just outside of Newquay, there is a footbridge you can only cross 1 hr each side of low tide....I made it with 57mins to spare! Walked on thru Newquay which was very busy with surfers and shoppers!

I saw another snake today, this one was very dead so I got a good close look at it, apparently though not deadly to humans if you do get bitten by an Adder you need to go to hospital pretty sharpish :(

Walk 22

Gwithian to St Agnus 17miles

I Started out early so I could visit the seal colony at Gwithia Bay, I had been told there are up to 80 seals on the beach!.....I arrived at 8.30am .....No Seals! typical. Walked on through the rain via Portreath and Porthtowans, later on the tin mines started up again!

Walk 21

St Erth to Gwithian

6 Miles

Nice easy walk of 6 miles today, bit of a grey day and the photo is of Port Kidney beach looking towards Gwithian. Those of you keeping score on this epic! journey I have just passed the 300 mile mark and according to estimates( the whole journey is supposedly 3600miles!) that is 1/12th of the total distance....not far to go now!!!!!

Walk 20

Pendeen To St Erth

20miles

I was up early as today was my first veture into new teritory! according to the SWCPA website the journey to St Ives(15 miles) was graded as " Severe" so I was ready for a long slog! My start point was Portheras Cove (Pic) very nice...mentally ready for the walk of walks!!!....well what can I say.....bit of a disapointment really, had a bit of rock climbing on the way and there was a few large up and downs but I ended up arriving in St Ives 3 hours ahead of schedule! so I walk another 5miles onto St Erth.

I did however have a close encounter with a Snake on my journey from Portheras, I was just about to step of yet another rock when I happened to look down and there slithering accross the SWCP was non other than a 12in Adder...bit of a shock really couldnt get my camera out in time though!!!!

Walk 19

Lands End to Pendeen

10 Miles

Barely a breath of air or a cloud in the sky, after a long journey back to Lands End(4.5hrs) involving a car, 2 trains and a bus! At last I was on my way north :) first stop was beautiful Sennan Cove (see Pic) I managed to walk the whole length of the beach c/w a bit of rock climbing at the end!!

The rest of the journey was a disapointment due to the ravages of Cornwalls past...Tin Mining...though I understand its part of the cornish heritage I just wish it could be tided up a bit! My evenings accomodation was in a village called Higher Boscaswell just south of Portheras Cove