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Thur rain wind and sun all at same time. Visited the national trust and wandered back North to see the Brdruthan Steps, an interesting rock formation. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnewas_and_Bedruthan_Steps Back South at Watergate bay we found Jamie Oliver's 15, stopped in for … Continue reading →

Wed. Weather stable. Pleasant walk to Constantine Bay. Book said easy, different definition of easy. No beach walks today. Leaving the lovely tourist town of Padstow we spoke with a window washer. Noticed that many shops were having their windows … Continue reading →

Tues. Weather same as yesterday. Watched a show last night called Doc Martin. Filmed in Port Isaac it draws tourist buses to the town. One shopkeeper told us that it is taking America by storm. Next three miles reputed to … Continue reading →

Monday partly sunny with some fog A rest day. Wandering this town and nearby Gaven. Sampling a pudding cake with after dinner coffee. Local lobster. Very similar to the Maine variety. Hard shell, smaller in size. Tasty. Served without butter, … Continue reading →

Sunday. Overcast. Nice cliff walk out of Tintagel to a pub where we picked up a taxi to port Isaac. Avoided what is according to the books and the locals the hardest and most treacherous part of the entire cost … Continue reading →

Saturday overcast humid fog at days end. Much easier walk with just under 1000 ft of elevation gain and better graded paths. The expected fine coastal views. Friendly hotel in tintagel. Pleasant tourist town based on king Arthur. Castle ruins, … Continue reading →

Friday weather cleared. Hills not so much. This was a walk, hike, path for mountain goats. Just over seven miles by gps. Seven hours by foot without a break for lunch, average of 1.1 miles per hour. 1843 feet of … Continue reading →

Thurs. Rain, fog, mist and very windy. Cleared after walk ended. Classic views and weather. Steep cliffs, some dangerous downhill sections, little mud, good views of a rugged coast. After one particularly nasty downhill section we abandoned the cliff road … Continue reading →

Wednesday rain cleared. After a morning with picturesque rain and fog, (for a description read the set piece in any novel set on the English coast ), a walk about town. An education at the local lawn bowling club. The … Continue reading →

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