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Day 9 South West Coast Path – Crackington Haven to Trebarwith Strand (Treknow)
149 miles walked 481 miles to go (Average 16.5 miles a day) A thank you to Keith and his 14 year od son for his email about the walk 🙂 A fine walking day today a bit breezy with a cold wind, so ideal walking weather. I must have met at least 20 day walkers,…
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Cracking onto Crackington Haven only 495 miles to go.
495 miles to go on The South West Coast Path. Firstly many thanks to all the new visitors that came from this tweet: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/swcoastpath/status/192577773414518785″] and also many thanks to Betty & Chris for the lovely email sent after I met them in the woods atop Clovelly Today started of very miserable & wet (both…
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The South West Coast Path – First week
Today marks the first 7 days of walking The South West Coast Path. The Path starts in Minehead goes along the coast to Lands End then returns along The english Channel to end in Poole Harbour a distance of 630 miles. In my first week I’ve covered 109 miles according to The trail Guide 2012…
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Day7 on the South West Coast Path – Hartland Quay to Bude
506 miles to the end. Boy, what weather! My head is till throbbing from my ears taking such a beating, at one point I had to hang onto the wooden post, it must have been a mini whirl wind, Rain squalls kept me busy covering the camera. The worst was the hailstorm, no doubt unleashed…
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Day 6 on the South West Coast Path – 521 miles to go.
A bit of a slow and tiring walk today especially that I only covered 10 miles 🙁 The hills are now very short and very steep with quite a few having steps. I find the steps really tiring as they are rarely ever made with a decent going/riser ratio (The stair going to riser ratio…
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Day 5 on the South West Coast Path and 531 miles to go.
Oh dear looking at the guide today, it says today walk was Week 2 Day 1 whereas its only my Week 1 day 5 🙂 What a spectacular day today was, perfect clear blue sky 🙂 Cold so no water required and scenery to die for, such stunning villages as Appledore, Buck’s Mills & Clovelly…
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Day 4 on the South West Coast Path and 551 miles to go.
I’m writing this in my room above the noisiest bar in town 🙁 the charming bar maid assures me she will have the place cleared by 11.30pm but then the hot rodders start laying down rubber outside all night long. So probably wasn’t the best place to pick 🙁 after a 25 mile walk. The problem with…
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Day 3 on the South West Coast Path and 576 miles to go.
Not sure how many more of these postsI can do! Every day has such amazing views and gorgeous weather 🙂 Today was the shortest so far only 15 miles walked although it was a record for ice creams consumed! since Woolacombe is such a holiday honey pot. Arriving their bought back memories of Nick’s first holiday in…
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Leave only footprints
One of my mottoes when travelling has been: Leave only footprints Take only memories So whilst walking across Woolacombe beach as part of my South West Coast Path trip I couldn’t resist taking the above photo. In fact one of my ambitions in 2000 was to walk around the coast of the UK as far…
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Day 2 and 590 miles to go on the South West Coast Path
This was an Ian of a day (sorry Mr Corker couldn’t resist that). A totally superb walk in every way. Fantastic weather, excellent views , well kept paths and signposted plus bumping into Fiona the girl guide helped with the navigation to Great Hangman and beyond. I’m settled into the Harcourt Hotel in the centre…