Croyde to Woolacombe

27 December 2019

A 2 car day

A dull day but not cold. I collected my companions in Woolacombe and returned to Croyde for the pilgrimage across Croyde beach to Woolacombe via Baggy Point. Full of trepidation; that enormous lump of cliff ahead is very high and if I get to the top there’s miles still to walk. Who’d have thought; a relatively easy hike with a long but forgiving incline and before you know it the summit comes into view . Just some zig zags and we were on top of the world. It’s a spectacular walk, dark rocks below, the sea crashing into them and the cliffs stretching out ahead and behind. What a shame visibility was so poor. Who stole Lundy island? The top is gentle walking and rather lovely as the hugeness of Morte bay comes into view. Putsborough beach far beneath us was full of seals that morphed into surfers as we got closer. Woolacombe beach is simply stunning stretched out in all its 3 mile glory. With the tide retreating the sand made a good hard walking surface. I confess to having tired legs by this time. The distance didn’t seem to diminish much either and I had to keep looking back to convince myself that progress along the golden sand was being made. There are times when a car park is a welcome sight!

Not a lot of wildlife, too many people enjoying the good post Christmas weather but there were skylarks fluttering high above, almost more dogs than humans and a horse with rider having a wonderful time splashing on the shoreline. Malory found it very exciting. Not to forget the morphing seals.

6.52 miles today. 127.8 in total;)