Coverack to Helford

Boat across Gillan Creek. At low tide one can walk over but we would have had to wait hours. One pens a box painted orange inside and hopes the ferryman sees it. Then the walk to Helford. Nothing there except a nice cafe with a good vegetable soup and some insanely perfect thatched buildings.

Diversity of paths today. Some cliffs, coves, woodlands. A number of quite slippery slopes as well as leaf covered mud and roots in the woodlands.

QB finally got to try Cornish hevva or heavy cake. An old recipe (allegedly) full of raisins and, possibly, lard. Maybe originally made with suet. Kind of thing.

Tian of local crab, hand picked. No mayo. Not nearly as flavorful as our local beloved dungeness crab but enjoyable. A light dish. No large pieces, mostly small threads. Taste closer to blue crab but not as clean.

Wildlife Sighting: many squawking birds (crows?) In Monterey Pines.

Confit duck leg. Perfect

Hotel very old style Brit. Room fairly nice. At least clean. Staff nice but just at the point of tiny creepyness. As for guests, we are spring free- range chickens, relatively speaking. Much discussion of weather. Order your dinner at breakfast time, book for dinner, order drinks in the lounge before dinner. After dessert, have coffee in the lounge.

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