May 24 Lamorna Cove to Penzance (Day 11) This is our final day on the South West Coast Path. I am not sad that it is an easy 6.5-mile path, 1.3 on paved roads. Knowing this in advance, I took my hiking sandals to change into after Mousehole (mow-zel) for the final walk into Penzance.… Continue reading Penzance, England
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Land’s End, England
May 22 St Just to Land’s End (Day 10) The cab driver picked us up at 8:40 for an early start in St. Just. We arrange to be collected at Land’s End instead of the scheduled destination. We walked for 1.75 miles before leaving St. Just and getting onto the tough path. I fell twice… Continue reading Land’s End, England
Pendeen, England
May 22 Gurnard’s Head to Pendeen (Day 9) We took one sick day and one scheduled day off. Luckily, our hotel accommodations were four nights in St. Ives. While Dennis recuperated, I did laundry, wrote in my journal, and rested—my shins were happy for the break. Dennis bemoans that my paranoia of being cold on… Continue reading Pendeen, England
St Ives, England
May 19 Hayle to St Ives. (Day 7) Dennis woke up with a cold. After taking Day-Quil, we were shuttled back to Hayle for a 6-mile walk to St. Ives. The path was 2/3 paved. Since our accommodation does not include breakfast, we stopped at the Birdies Bistro for brunch. It is located near the… Continue reading St Ives, England
Hayle, England
May 18 Portreath to Hayle (Hale) (Day 6) The day began hazy but mild. We were shuttled back to Porthreath and then took a taxi to Gwighian Beach, cutting out six miles. The cabbie gouged us, charging us 20£ for a 6-mile drive and asking for currency. It got cooler in the afternoon up on… Continue reading Hayle, England
Portreath, England
May 17 Parrenporth to Portreath (Day 5) We took the taxis to St. Agnes (Aggie) Head Viewpoint, shortening our walk by four miles. I have no qualms about (cheating?) shortening the mileage. The day is brilliant, the weather is perfect, and the views are indescribable–even pictures do little justice to the majestic sights. At first,… Continue reading Portreath, England
Perranporth, England
May 16, 2024 Newquay to Perranporth (Day 4) Four options depended on the tide; we took the shorter distance and taxied to Crancok, a lookout carport. From there we followed the path that was mostly on dunes. When Dennis stopped to take photos, I veered left, and he continued forward. After waiting about 15 minutes… Continue reading Perranporth, England
Newquay, England
May 15, Porthcothan to Newquay (new-key). Day 3) We followed the path along the coastline for about a mile. Today was cold, with on-off rain but little wind. We walked past mounds called barrows, bronze-age burial places. Nature has created the most stunning coastline—the Atlantic, battering the coast, carving coves and inlets with jagged rocks,… Continue reading Newquay, England
Porthcothan England
May 14, 2024, Padstow to Porthcothan. (Day 2) What a wonderful spread of fruit, yogurt, cereal, porridge, or warm breakfast! After filling up, we started our 13.5-mile walk to Porthcothan Bay from Padstow with a steep climb. It was a clear, chilly day, and the vistas were spectacular—just what we had come to see. We… Continue reading Porthcothan England
Padstow, England
After breakfast in Exeter, Dennis researched the best way to Padstow, where we were to begin our hike on the South West Coast Path, while I traipsed in the rain to a cash machine to get the local currency. After deliberating about traveling by bus (cheaper but longer and arriving at 9 PM) or by… Continue reading Padstow, England