Much to our surprise, we woke after 8:30. Luckily we had offered no lifts, and had planned a walk from home.
Setting off after 10 in low cloud, we made our way past the church at Lanteglos.
Our route headed directly west, aiming for the coast at Jacket's Point. The long wet grass failed to penetrate our boots - gaiters were very helpful today.
Various stiles and gates were encountered, some of which (not those shown below) were in need of urgent maintenance.
By the time the coast appeared, after a break for elevenses in a field of sheep, and beyond Tregaron, it was shrouded in mist, beyond a haze of willowherb.
The coast path was busy with people, whereas during the 2.5 hours and 8.5km taken to reach it, we had seen nobody apart from a workman who had sent us in a wrong direction.
Flowers abound on the coast. I paused on the steep climb to Tregardock Cliff to take the next picture.
We could have reduced the climbing by taking a higher level path from Tregragon that's not marked on our map. Once on the cliff top, we could admire the view back towards Port Isaac.
As we continued along the high path, Gull Rock, which is roughly level with Trebarwith Strand, came slowly into focus beyond many clumps of ox-eye daisies.
We lunched on a bench overlooking Tregardock Beach, and before descending to the Strand we stopped for a lengthy chat with some backpackers who are wild camping a section of the SWCP.
A pair of peregrines was very active in the air above us.
After the steep descent, we stopped for a cream tea in the Port William pub. Not the best choice, but the cheapest cream tea ever as they recognised the defects in their service (eg they failed to see through our invisibility cloaks, no tea was provided with the scones until we asked for it) and provided a full refund without us asking for one.
After that we headed inland again, on mostly good paths to Rockhead, then quiet lanes before the final field path to Juliots Well.
Here's our route - a good 22+km in about 7.5 hours including some lengthy stops.
The rest of the group are leaving tomorrow, so we visited the big house (Polmear Barn) and enjoyed the evening with our friends before saying our farewells and leaving them to pack in preparation for an early start.
1 comment:
I walked up that bit of coast on my LEJOG but my journal is scanty with information. I wish I had kept more detailed records of my activities, especially when I was much younger and it is something I recommend to younger people when I am playing the old sage. Looks like a splendid walk for you.
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