Day 79: Perranporth to Sandy Acres ? 35km ?1131m After a fabulous sleep in the lovely quiet campsite and slightly later alarm, we had a slowish start, the drizzle arriving before we left so we packed up in the rain. Becky and George kindly dropped us back at Perranporth Beach and we set off in the rain, up a steady… Read More »The End
Day 76: Threwethett Farm Campsite (in between Boscastle and Tintagel) to Padstow (Dennis Cove campsite) ? 38.01 km ?1142m Today was due to be another big day to get to just outside Padstow. We warmed up with a couple of smaller valleys and some cliff tops to take us past Tintagel and could already see Port Isaac in the distance,… Read More »Say “No” to ferries and “Yes” to more friendly faces
Day 73: Yelland to Mouth Mill ? 35km ?1309m As predicted the storm came in during the night, the rain was heavy and the wind strong and gusting. We pre-empted it would happen and used our trekking pole trick but in the middle of the night the one on Tom’s side came down and the poles of the tent felt… Read More »Long days & sticking to the plan
Day 70: Half way between Porlock and Lynton (Wild Camp) to Combe Martin ? 34.35 km ?1425m We had a pretty poor night’s sleep with the sloped spot. It had rained through the night and was still raining when we woke. Just after we ‘got up’ (sat up is more appropriate in a tent!) it stopped and by the time… Read More »Exmoor NP Anniversary
Day 67: Cheddar to Bridgewater ? 34km ?213m We were expecting it to rain all day, so packed everything up in full waterproofs which worked a treat because it then stayed nice and dry. The campsite had a camping hut with fridge, so we treated ourselves to a different breakfast of fruit and yoghurt which was lovely. The days walking… Read More »Can you see the sea yet?
Day 64: Chepstow to Bristol ? 22.10 km ?215m After a sweltering sweaty night in the hostel we did what we needed to in the room and then finished getting ready outside where it was cooler. We had an exciting day today, the first of which was our friend Frankie joining us for today’s walk to Bristol. The 3 amigos… Read More »Friendly faces and the dentist
Day 61: Baskerville to The Rising Sun ? 31km ?791m I didn’t sleep well as it was hot, damp, my left shoulder was playing up and my feet were feeling particularly sore. We woke up earlier than normal so we could pad my feet out with Compeed. After packing up a very wet tent from from the dew, we walked… Read More »Making hay whilst the sun shines
Day 58: Questionable caravan site just past Ironbridge to Flounders Folly, Callows Hill wild camp ? 34.31 km ?777m We woke at 0530 and neither of us wanted to spend any longer than necessary at the caravan site so we were heading back up the hill behind the site to rejoin our route just after 0630. As a bonus, the… Read More »“I have faith in you”
Day 48: The Fox House Pub to Bakewell (The Manners Inn Pub) ? 17.94km ?275m Once we were filled up on breakfast, our hosts Mary and Paul dropped us back at the pub, and we resumed where we left off yesterday, walking through the National Trust estate of Longshaw Lodge. The trail was made for NT visitors, and flat, so… Read More »Scuba Steve the lamb
Day 45: Hebden Bridge to Marsden ? 24km ?756m Our camp spot was beautiful, with amazing views of Hebden Bridge and the valley but I didn’t sleep well, the tents next to us and behind were noisy and the pitch was not entirely flat so I kept rolling into Tom. We woke early thinking we would get to Marsden and… Read More »Teacakes, Thunderstorms and Trail Angels