This morning at the B & B, I had Nutella on toast. Though I had sampled this hazelnut and cocoa spread in the States, I particularly liked it today. It seemed to have a richer flavor. Googling, I found that there are various international flavors for Nutella,
Today’s was a moderately-easy five-mile walk. In the open, I used the reflective umbrella to provide shade and I drank almost two quarts of water. The waistband of my skirt was white with salt. The picture to the left shows Portnadier Bay. In the distance you can see Looe where we started about an hour earlier.
The seacoast is often rocky, as shown in the picture at the right. We saw various seabirds including gulls, terns, albatross, and others we could not identify. We heard seals barking as they played in the water. This section of the SWC Path is very popular and we met a lot of day trekkers, many with their dogs. One person we met was Andy from Polperro. He gabbed with us for a while, telling us about other nice walks in England. Dennis was particularly interested in the path around Amesbury, near Stonehenge, since we plan to visit the Circle of Stones before we go to London. We met up with Andy again in Polperro, and he was kind enough to tell us about his favorite eateries as he escorted us to the road that lead to the campsite we were interested in.
It turns out that the campground was over a mile away–uphill. The reason we were interested in it was because Dennis thought the elevation would help him make amateur radio contacts with hams in the States. Disappointingly, the area designated for tents was in a treeless field. We would not have had relief from the unyielding sun nor could Dennis put up an antenna. So, we hiked back down to the town and found a B & B.
After checking in, we went for lunch and ordered Cornish Creamed Tea, which I had been dying to try. This is a traditional Cornish fare made from clotted cream, jam and scones. We both enjoyed the snack.
Polperro is one of the nicest towns I have seen so far on the SWC path. It is small, but very charming, and the people are very friendly.