29 September 2019 A momentous post; this is the last retrospective! I am up to date so will now be posting in walk order and hopefully within memory span. Back to Budleigh. Another rare day with 2 cars available but not very promising weather so this was a short continuation walk from 2 years ago. …
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The Plym
24 June 2019 I was content that I had completed the path from Cawsand right round to Stoke beach until a casual conversation caused me to look again at the handbook. It refers to the ferry from the Mayflower Steps to Mountbatten as an unofficial short cut. And there it was – unofficial – bold …
Pendennis
9 June 2019 A lovely bright start to the day but the forecast is not too rosy. I wanted to fill the small gap in the path left between the hotel and ferry point. We’d avoided walking around Pendennis Point due to time constraints on other days but missing those couple of miles would mean …
Portscathoe
8 June 2019 This walk was planned with military detail. It involved 3 ferry crossings, one bus journey and 7 miles of walking, all intended to dovetail seamlessly together. The weather was blustery but fine, sunshine on the coast and dark clouds scudding over inland Cornwall. It was quite a walk to the St Mawes …
Falmouth
6 June 2019 Tom and I were in Falmouth for the South West Coast Path Association AGM. The meetings are lively and informative, plus it’s good to support the group that work tirelessly to maintain this fantastic trail for the enjoyment of so many. The spin off being that we are in a new location …
Maidencombe
29 May 2019 This walk has been loitering at the back of my mind for some time. Just a few miles from home but graded as strenuous in places so I’ve put it off. An overcast day with a slight sea breeze seemed to be a good omen so off I went. Close to home …
Instow
24 May 2019 After the easy walk earlier this month Tom and I are off to bag another 7 miles in North Devon. Today we walked on the west side of the estuary. Another sunny day. Interesting to see the points on our previous walk from a different perspective but we both agreed that flat …
The B day
4 May 2019 Barnstaple to Braunton today with Tom. A cutesie train ride from Exeter to Barnstaple. Thank you Dr Beeching for letting this one survive. We knew this would be an easy trek along the side of the estuary. Apart from the huge bridge across the river the walk is flat, flat, flat. We …
The Carriage Walk
13 April 2019 This was a rare opportunity with access to 2 cars to get a chunk of coast path done without retracing steps. Charlotte, Nick and Malory visited for an EMG performance of Carmina Burana so with Tom’s kind assistance we parked one car at Noss Mayo and were dropped at Stoke beach which …
Torbay
22 February 2019. This is an urban walk in parts but not unpleasant, especially when away from the main road. It’s a bit of a trek to get to Torquay harbour by bus but I get a buzz from using public transport and there’s a virtue in not retracing steps back to the car. It …
Trailing acorns 