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Careful where you tread
There had been a little bit of rain overnight so maybe that’s why they were all over the path, but it did seem a little foolish of them. The path was complicated enough without having to dodge all these pretty snails. There must have been hundreds of them. All moving...
How convenient
I was trying to work out how long the race must have been, or will be. I’d been seeing these extra signs for quite a while. Definitely for longer than a day. So I suppose maybe it could have been a marathon distance, but a marathon in a coastal path, well that would...
The bushes are alive
I do miss all the blackberries that were lining the path when I walked it back in 2023. They were really tasty and refreshing. They were even better than the ones you could buy in the shops. This time, as I’m so early in the year, I don’t have blackberries. Instead...
A strange one
I think today will be one of those days that I look back upon with fond memories but actually at the time was a bit of a slog. The weather has been pretty unpleasant with rain and fairly strong winds plus the path from my camping spot, near Port Isaac, to here has...
Never before has a strawberry tasted so good
I’d been thinking about strawberries ever since Jenny sent me a picture of some of the ones we’d grown at home. When I’m walking I often feel really thirsty and no matter how much water I drink I never feel refreshed. Especially when it’s hot. But I also really crave...
Newquay has fallen
Well a bit of it has fallen - into the sea. The whole coast from Newquay to where I am now looks like it’s suffering from coastal erosion in one way or another. I guess it all depends what rock the cliffs are made of and that some are more susceptible to it than...
Something doesn’t add up
I noticed this when I was walking the coastal path last year as well. Then, I didn’t have the whole route programmed into my watch, so at the end of each day I’d add the miles walked that day onto a running total of miles walked throughout the trip. I’d then minus...
Sally’s bottom
I need to be clear, today’s post is not about my sister’s bottom. It’s not about how, when we used to go swimming, her bottom would be the first thing to surface when she was trying to swim under water. No, it’s not about that. Sally’s bottom is actually the name of...
How much?
In a surprise, even to me, it’s going to be a wild camp tonight. I did originally think that I’d definitely use a campsite on my first night of walking because it would help to settle me into the walk and take some pressure off. There were a couple of campsites quite...