Thu 22nd April - Day 6, Mawgan Porth to Polzeath (20 miles)
Porthcothan |
Low cloud but the sun was coming out, from the top of the first hill I had a signal on the phone so I was able to call Sandra and sort out the problem with the website.
Constantine Bay |
Trevose Head Lifeboat Stn |
It looked like being a hot day so I put on sunblock as I came round Trevose Head, passing by the lighthouse and lifeboat station.
At the next village of Harlyn I stopped for lunch of a bacon roll & a drink of tea before going on to Trevone then back up onto the easy cliff path taking me round Stepper Point.
Polzeath from Stepper Pt |
Dave at Padstow Bay |
Coming into Padstow at 16:00 I wrestled with my conscience and decided to take the ferry across to Rock, it was an all year passenger service so I was sure that everyone else doing the coastal path would take it rather than the xx mile detour round to Rock
The ferry took 5 minutes to cross, driving up onto the beach before dropping the front ramp onto the sand to let us all off, I stood all the way across so I didn’t feel as though I was cheating!!
My stop for the day was 3 miles away at Polzeath, after first going through the sand dunes to Trebetharick.
Looking back to Stepper Pt from Rock |
I was certainly ready to stop here after 20 miles, there was no pain from my blister but my right knee was aching and the new rucsac was taking a bit of adjusting to.
The sun had been out all day with a cool breeze and there had been lots of swallows & peacock butterflies.
93 miles completed.