Bude to Woolfardisworthy

Weather today: Heavy rain easing off. Cold wind. Occasional sunny periods

Daily Miles Covered: 15.6

Total Miles Covered: 132.4

Things of Interest: Thousands of primroses filling the hedgerows.

Personal Comments: Set off in heavy rain heading north east away from coast. Passed through Poughill, Stibb, Kilkhampton. Serious walking heading north east ending up at a place called Woolfardisworthy!
Good bye Cornwall - we are now in Devon. Our first pub in Devon - "The Farmer's Arms" was frequented with folk speaking in a strange accent! We felt like invading aliens but soon were able to translate and communicate! Decent folk - helpful with pointing us to the best source of "free" camping accomodation.
Must mention Wendy from 'Fashion Direct' in Bude for her kind donation.
Having left Cornwall, we must thank all the people (too many to mention) for their generous donations for our charity. Cornwall has left a very good impression on 2 Lancashire lads! - Thank you Cornwall!

3miles n.of Boscastle to Bude

Weather today: Showers, sunny

Daily Miles Covered: 12.9

Total Miles Covered: 116.8

Things of Interest: St Jennys church Crackington Haven, beautiful.

Personal Comments: Left Home farm where we stayed with Jackie and Robin Haddy www.homefarm-boscastle.co.uk she made us a super English breakfast and let us camp foc, lovely people. Andrew dropped us off at the point where he picked us up last night, and ofF we set. Crackington Haven is the first port of call during a heavy shower. We left the coast and went inland, going down a leafy lane we met Malcolm Ure a builder extrordinaire he gave us a donation for Macmillan see you in Milngavie for a pint Malc.
The coast path again is unforgiving. As we ascend more cliffs the steps up are sometimes 2ft., there must be some big people in Cornwall. At a point on the path Bude comes into view, still seems a long way off. As the showers increase the primroses heads droop even more, they will recover. I heard the first willow warbler of the year after lunch, a sign of things to come.
After Widemouth bay it becomes a lot easier the cliffs seem to lessen, and at Bude the sun comes out. So to celebrate we go for a pint, just one mind. Another day done.

Tregardock Farm to 3 miles north of Boscastle

Weather today: Sunny, warm, slight sea breeze - suntan lotion day!

Daily Miles Covered: 11.9

Total Miles Covered: 103.9

Things of Interest: More and more very scenic, dramatic coves. Tintagel Castle

Personal Comments: Left Tregardock Farm and headed once more to the coastal path to tackle yet more severe cliff climbs! At this rate, muscles will appear on muscles! My body might never forgive me for this punishnent - it's great really! Ended up at a very attractive place called Trebarwith Stand and continued on our travels passing through Rocky Valley, Tintagel and Boscastle. (They are still repairing the storm damaged there 3 years on) We finished the day 3 miles north of Boscastle near Newton Farm. Staying tonight on a farm back in Boscastle - might have the odd shandy later!

Rock to Tregardock farm (via Port Isacc)

Weather today: Cool dry sunny n. wind

Daily Miles Covered: 13.6

Total Miles Covered: 92

Things of Interest: Port Isacc what a quaint sea-side village, narrow streets and nice shops.

Personal Comments: After a welcome day off, doing nothing but walking about (I know), there was no wi-fi access last night, sorry to all our readers! We are back in town now, so here goes. Easy walking to New Polzeath via St. Enedocs church, we visited John Beteman's grave, we didn't linger! Apparently the church was buried for some years by wind blown sand until they re-discovered it, amazing. After New Polzeath we left the coast path for the fields and byways. The gorse bushes now are in full bloom, and the smell of coconut as you pass them by is heady, beautiful.
The coast path is unforgiving in its way, up and down relentlessly, no good for 2 walkers well stricken in years, but we manage. We make Port Quinn by lunchtime, there is nobody there, do they not know who we are? no. Pressing on we arrive at Port Isacc, what a lovely place this is. Let me tell you people, Benidorm, forget it, Lanzarote forget it,get yourselves down to P. Isacc (ok GB!)
Andrew the resorce manager, has again got us into a hotel for the night at Port Gaverne, just around the corner f.o.c. curtesy of the owner Graham Sylvester, commendable. A few shandies, a nice bar snack, a bath, and 9 hours sleep, fantastic.

Newquay to Rock

Weather today: Extremely windy. Hail showers. Bright spells. Cold

Daily Miles Covered: 14.2

Total Miles Covered: 78.4

Things of Interest: Crashing waves battering high dramatic rocks!

Personal Comments: Extremely windy today - had to grab Frank before he was blown 400 ft. over the cliffs! Passed spectacular coast lines including Bedruthin Steps, near Mawgan Porth. Met a charming Cornish gent called Basil Worden who willing donated to our charity as soon as we mentioned the reason for our long walk.
Off to Trevelvar tonight to stay with Andrew's fellow farming friend - never anything dull where Andrew is involved!

Perranporth to Newquay

Weather today: Clear blue sky, cloudy occasionally, cold n. wind

Daily Miles Covered: 11.1

Total Miles Covered: 64.2

Things of Interest: Long deserted sandy beaches (beautiful)

Personal Comments: Usual early start from Perranporth, 9.00am. Progressed over the dunes, where a man with a dog warned us of adders, possibly, I wondered if they could multiply quickly in this cold wind! Lots of signs telling us it was MOD. land and KEEP OUT, ok. Holywell bay was deserted so a quick intake of banana, off inland to Crantock. This is one of those English villages that you would love to live in. I'm not saying they are posh, but some people have thatched garages! Newquay is soon in sight, and luckily the River Gannel is low because the tide is out, otherwise its a 2.5 mile trek around (yippee), and we cross easily via a wooden bridge.
Lookout Newquay we are here. Lots of shops as you know, but not many selling chicken balti pasties so...........After that we had a severe wind problem (no not that) we got blown into The Mermaid pub and had to have a pint of doom bar bitter to recover, mmmmmmmmm.
Andrew soon arrived and wanted to watch The Grand National, no telly in this pub, what do we do?, leave it to Andrew. Off we go, the first hotel we see is The Windward, he goes to the door, the lady says come in, in no time time at all , the telly is on and we are watching horses.
We tell her about our trip, then she says you can park on the car park free overnight, brilliant.
She tells us of her charity so we give a donation, then lo and behold, Sue, we are on first name terms now, says sack the van you can have free B&B that will be our contribution to your trip. How kind is that. I will sleep well tonight. Well done Sue and Paul