by Ben | May 28, 2025 | South West Coastal Path 2
It’s been really windy today. Sometimes so windy that I’ve not been able to walk in a straight line. Some of the path goes very near to sheer drops so it has been a little nerve racking at times but fortunately the wind has mainly been blowing off the sea so pushing...
by Ben | May 27, 2025 | South West Coastal Path 2
I do get nervous when the tent is moving around so much because of the wind. I’ve only had one tent collapse in my life, and that was my fault, but I think it’s had a lasting effect on me. Some of this is positive. Even when the weather is perfect I insist on pitching...
by Ben | May 26, 2025 | South West Coastal Path 2
I got some brilliant advice today although it seemed, from the story, that you should be careful who you give the advice to. It’s funny really because I only heard the advice because I’d done what the advice suggested. Let’s wind back. Chris, the campsite warden had...
by Ben | May 25, 2025 | South West Coastal Path 2
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...
by Ben | May 25, 2025 | South West Coastal Path 2
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...
by Ben | May 23, 2025 | South West Coastal Path 2
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...
