Goodbye Cornwall: South West Coast Path – Day 30

Portwrinkle to Plymouth

34,000 steps

Sunny again.

Maybe I should be surprised, but in fact I’ve done the research, and I know that there is less rain on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall at this time of year than in July.

(Mind you, I’ve had holidays in Cornwall in July, and it’s not hard to be dryer than those.)

Ten Valleys and a Badger Sett – South West Coast Path Day 10

Hartland Quay to Bude
42,000 steps

By the morning, the rain has disappeared, and the wind has dropped away, giving us unexpectedly pleasant conditions as we set out. The sky is overcast and grey, but there are occasional fragments of blue in the distance, promising better weather later.

 

My guide book has whetted our appetite by telling us that the route ahead is

“one of the most scenic and dramatic stretches” of the coast path…”but also one of the toughest”.