Thu 4 Sep Start 0825 Finish
1700 Distance 17.5 Miles From Launceston To Camelford.
We set off via the Launceston
narrow gauge railway and then took the minor roads all the way to the Rising
Sun pub in Aretun. There we stopped for lunch for 1.5 hours, as it didn’t open
until 12.00, it was also an opportunity to cool down and dry out our shirts. It
was a pleasant morning’s walk in the early mist that gradually lifted, but the
roads where very well shaded and cooler, but it was still very hot. We had a
nice lunch and in a very nice spot. Ian decided to help me achieve an ambition
of walking right across Bodmin Moor and to go over Brown Willy, the highest
point on the moor. It was very hot and humid and there was not much cloud
around or shade, it became very muggy later. On top of Brown Willy were swarms
of flying ants that made taking photographs of our Epic achievement very
difficult, in the end we had to take cover and get off the Hill as quickly as
we could. We headed off aiming to go between Rough Tor and Showery and then the
long straight minor road to Camelford. We completed most of the navigation
across Bodmin Moor using the contours and map orientation alone which I was
extremely pleased about. We made good progress and arrived at the Silvermoon
B&B just after 5pm. We received a nice welcome. We ate out at the Mason
Arms. They produced very nice food and a whole variety of specials. However the
runner beans were not as good as the ones from my allotment and clearly the
Chef didn’t know how to prep them as they were very stringy!! We had a very nice
breakfast in the morning from our host, Jenny who was very good.
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