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Day 17: Clovelly to Westward Ho
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!’ This just about sums up our walk today. We left Clovelly in drizzle, which continued throughout the day. The first part of our walk…
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Day 16: Hartland Quay to Clovelly
A cloudy day today, but perfect walking weather. The terrain was mixed: we started with steep climbs and amazing coastal scenery, followed by gently undulating cliff walks alongside…
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Day 15: Welcombe to Hartland Quay
Today was a gloriously sunny day and our walk was less strenuous than yesterday but the views were equally as magnificent. We ambled, taking our time and taking…
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Day 14: Bude to Welcombe
According to the SW Coastal Path guide, the section from Bude to Hartland Quay is probably the toughest on the path, 15.2 miles. We therefore decided to divide…
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Day 13: A rest day!
After the rain and mud yesterday, we needed to find a launderette today! We were novices, spending time obtaining a sufficient number of coins and then learning how…
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Day 12: Crackington Haven to Bude
Today the forecast of rain all day was pretty accurate! We donned all our waterproof gear and when Matt dropped us back at the cove, we set off…
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Day 11: Trebarwith Strand to Crackington Haven
Showers were forecast for today, but we were lucky enough to miss them – until the last fifteen minutes of our walk. We left The Mill House to…
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Day 10: Wadebridge to Trebarwith Strand
Today we passed the 100 mile milestone (only another 1100 to go!). It was a day of two halves: we walked through fields and lanes for the first…
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Day 9: Constantine Bay to Wadebridge
Today was cloudy and showers were forecast, but we were fortunate to miss them. The walk was shorter and relatively easy, which I was pleased about as I…
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Day 8: Newquay to Constantine Bay
We spent at least half an hour walking out of Newquay, but then the coastal path began to improve, and from Watergate Bay, where we stopped for coffee,…
WALKING WITH GRAMPY 