Big day... got up at 5 am and left by 5:35 to avoid high tide at the Gannel. If i miss timed my start it would have added an additional 4 miles (or a few hours waiting). Today was long enough. Planned for a 23 1/2 mile walk to my next B&B in Portreath. Well, lets just say that's a lot on the coast path, especially with a pack. Remarkably I was at my B&B at about 2:30pm.
I thought I set a good pace and decided to just keep it going. Ate my packed lunch (bacon sandwiches, crisps, banana, orange, and a snickers bar) in bits along the way, so I didn't really stop much. The trail was soooo varied. Up and down, paved paths in towns/villages, small narrow paths, near the coast, up on cliff tops, dunes, muddy, etc... Only got rained on a few times, which wasn't too bad. Forecast for the next day isn't good.
First dunes I came across
Military outpost along a cliff top, apparently they didn't want visitors
Access off the beach
One of the most nicest and longest beaches on the coast path.
Touristy town I breezed through
MOD (Ministry of Defence) property...aka stay out
I thought I set a good pace and decided to just keep it going. Ate my packed lunch (bacon sandwiches, crisps, banana, orange, and a snickers bar) in bits along the way, so I didn't really stop much. The trail was soooo varied. Up and down, paved paths in towns/villages, small narrow paths, near the coast, up on cliff tops, dunes, muddy, etc... Only got rained on a few times, which wasn't too bad. Forecast for the next day isn't good.
Coming into Portreath
Ate dinner at a local pub (maybe the only one in town). Had some yummy fish and chips. Good fish, good beer, good time to relax. Unfortunately the evening was getting a bit windy/rainy. Precursor for the next day...
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