Day 60 – Penzance to Treverven

9.78 miles, 1,486 ft of elevation, 25,244 steps

Today was a late start after a morning watching the rugby. I had initially decided this would not be possible but with a few extra miles under my belt and starting the walk from our accommodation meant we could afford the time.

I have no regrets, that was an exemplary performance by England and one I am so pleased I did not miss. It’s not every day your team dominate against the All blacks so it was great to watch

It also meant that by the time we started we had a few less hours of rain for the day. It was still chucking it down when we left and the team today of Jo, Chris, Grace and myself set off in heavy rain and wind. There was also evidence of the storm overnight on the promenade.

It did soon clear up and we then had dry,’mild’ weather as we negotiated the roads, strange garden ornaments and a stunningly summer house …..

Jo did amazingly and the period from when she had her hip replaced reduced every time we met someone on the trail. I think we were down to a week by the end of the day which led to some fantastic response..

The going was really tough (even those with their existing hips) but we had some good chat along the way. Grace found a precious spot that accepted wifi, but then when not concentrating she found the mud in the path.

The going continued to be tough and knowing tomorrow was less of a marathon, we cut out walk short and hiked up the to the road where Kate then picked us up, this will then be the start of the final walk tomorrow.

Am I ready to finish? Not a chance. But also it’s reached the end and I am looking forward to home, normal life for a while and a nice pub dinner to finish. It’s going to be very strange not getting up and walking and I will miss all the fantastic positives that coming from this level of general all round exercise – especially the ability to eat anything. Roll on the last day……