Mon 8 Sep Start 9.15 Finish
7.20 Distance 23 Miles From Newquay to Portreath.
A very slow start to the day, it seemed to take us
ages to get to Perrenporth some 9 miles. The planned short cut across the dunes
didn't work out as we couldn't get across the stream due to thick undergrowth. We
took a detour via footpaths and the roads via the entrance to Perran Sands
holiday park. It was a shame really as we missed out on a nice beach walk. Arrived
at Perrenporth by 13.30 and had a quick sandwich and coffee. Then onto the SW
coastal path to St Agnes, a nice walk but it took us ages. We had a quick class
of coke at the pub in St Agnes and then took the road route to Porthtowen to
save time, as we were running way behind time. I telephone the Beachside B&B
to let them know that we would be late. I had worked out by then that the
planning had gone wrong as I meant to book us into Porthtowen but booked
Portreath instead, oh well what what’s a few miles between friends, don’t ask
Ian! We got back on to the SW coastal path to get us from Porthtowen to
Porthreath as this was the shorter distance, it was a lovely walk with a
beautiful sunset. Arrived at Portreath, Beachside B&B, feeling very tired. Did the usual shower and rinse
out of clothes (the socks are hung from the rucksack to dry out during the next
days walking (a true sign of a well seasoned walker!) and then into the
Portreath Arms for our supper, our
landlady is the chef there and she served up Lemon meringue pie with custard
especially for me. We had a nice breakfast, and met up with a walker from Germany (he wasn't wearing lederhosen either!)
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