Storm Agnes 1 – Ben 0

Storm Agnes 1 – Ben 0

Back where I started I was still disappointed but not surprised when I woke up in the morning to pretty high winds with a forecast for them to get worst through the day and into the night. A few people I was camping near were packing up a day earlier than they’d...
Look outwards

Look outwards

A different perspective For much of the walk today I found myself looking out to sea more. It might have been the direction the path was heading and now was angled away from the mainland or just what I was focused on. Previously it felt I was looking at the upcoming...
Foot right off the gas

Foot right off the gas

I’ve had a brilliant day I wasn’t expecting much from the coastal path from Carlyon Bay as it looked on the map that it went through the outskirts of St Austell and I know it’s often a more urban affair walking through these places. I couldn’t have been more wrong...
Time to recharge my batteries

Time to recharge my batteries

What amazing people you meet I love how sometimes a chance encounter can make your day, and today I was very lucky. I’d decided to use a hotel tonight for reasons I’ll cover later. The hotel was a bit inland but I’d seen on my maps that you could cut across a golf...
Learn to read a map

Learn to read a map

Well that was close I’d just made it to the campsite as it was starting to rain and the wind was really picking up. I was wondering if I should just wait in one of the sheltered areas for the rain to calm down, as I figured it wouldn’t last long, or if I should just...
It can’t make up its mind

It can’t make up its mind

Something for everyone Wow, this path is just amazing. One minute you’re waking in open fields above a cliff, then you’re going down a narrow bush lined passage that takes you out onto a beach, then you’re climbing with switchbacks for what feels like forever and...