Day 56 – summers back

Port Isaac to Treyarnon. 19.08 miles, 2,080 ft of elevation, 40,492 steps

The sun came out today and it felt like a perfect summers day not the end of October. A fabulous day for walking and John, David and I made the most of it. My large rucksack stayed in the bedroom as Michelle (David’s wife) took us back to Port Isaac to start the day.

The first part of the walk took us along country lanes, lost footpaths and eventually in to Rock. We passed a sign that reminded me of the walk yesterday with Nick and Nigel, before we headed down towards the Camel estuary and Padstow bay. We stopped for a coffee in amongst the posh people before jumping on the ferry .

We decided to miss all of Rick Stein’s Padstow food and headed on up on the coastal path towards Stepper point and eventually our first proper beach at Trevone. We stopped off to have the amazing sandwiches that Michelle had made for us before heading down to the beach for an ice cream.

The walk was a gem, great conversation, stunning scenery, blue sky, no wind and a welcome respite from the climbs of the last three days. Schooner had a swim and John and I had a paddle in the sea. All the important stuff to do when beside the seaside.

We reached our finish at Treyarnon having barely noticing we had walked 19 miles. Michelle kindly picked us up again and we went to a lovely pub for dinner followed by wine tasting in St Merryn. A fab day as I start to count down to the finish. England is putting on a treat for my last week and I am loving it. Roll on tomorrow