#SouthwestCoastPath - catching up with posting. St Just to Lands End. Another long hot and hard but exhilarating day.
Had to have a dip in the sea twice at 2 separate beaches to cool down!
We "experienced" the eclipse at Sennon Cove but we`re woefully unprepared - forgot it was happening until we arrived on the beach and everyone was wearing strange sunglasses or had a colander on their head!!
Arriving at Lands End to lots of tourists even at 9pm (yes, we were very late) shouting and playing music was bit disappointing but not totally unexpected. Probably worse because of the eclipse.
#SouthWestCoastPath Zennor to St Just. Another epic day. Even hotter today and got a bit dehydrated. Swim in the sea at beautiful Portheras was cold but revitalising. Stark journey through derelict mines on the way into St Just makes you think what hard lives these people lead - especially in the arsenic mines!
#SouthWestCoastPath from St Ives to Zennor except we started in Zennor and walked the inland route to St Ives ("it`s only 3 miles" except it turned out to be 4.8 miles and it was hot hot hot!) and then back along the coast path. It turned into an epic day. It was proper hard - lots of clambering over rocks rather than walking. We`ve done this walk twice before but it doesnt get any easier. Truly memorable. Amazing scenary.
#SouthWestCoastPath from Portreath to Hayle. It was a lot harder than we were expecting. Featuring another clamber down the cliffs to a hidden beach for a swim at Fishers Cover which was phenomenal.
Also walked past sections where wild fires had scorched the earth. Ironically it looks quite chilling.
#SouthWestCoastPath - St Agnes to Portreath - carrying on from where we left off last October having completed the 2 missing sections. Much less challenging so that made a nice change!
#SouthWestCoastPath - 2nd catchup day. Port Isaac to Polzeith. First half was hard, 2nd half was more straight forward thankfully as my toes were hurting from all the vicious decents!
Had a lovely swim at the halfway point at Lundy Bay.
Moving on tomorrow and will take up where left off last October in beautiful St Agnes. Looking forward to a swim at Chapel Porth. One of the Finch Family favourite beaches.
We have moved on to Cornwall zonder children to resume the #SouthWestCoastPath - a couple of sections we missed out from last year before we resume from St Agnes later in the week. TIntagel to Port Isaac today. A real contrast between the start and destination towns. Tintagel is heaving with tourists and Port Isaac is all very well to do.
Just over 10 miles of up and down and up and down again and again. But a dip in the sea at Tregardock Beach and the breathtaking views more than made up for it.
#PembrokeshireCoastPath - circular walk via Dale Beach.
