Bigbury-on-Sea - Salcombe The awesomeness of my B&B hosts continued when Tony drove me around the Avon River estuary to Bantham. Not the Shakespeare (Stratford) version of the Avon - this is Devon's Avon. The summer ferry at the mouth of the Avon had stopped for the year and there was no local bus, so … Continue reading SWCP Day 52 – 17 Oct 2018

Noss Mayo - Bigbury-on-Sea Having pondered it a little bit, I'm going to claim this as my most adventurous day on the swcp. It’s not every day you have to wade through feet-deep seaweeď and ford a freezing cold river. I knew it was going to be a super long day, and, still lurgyfied, I … Continue reading SWCP Day 51 – 16 Oct 2018

Mount Batten - Noss Mayo Welcome to Devon! Hacking up a lung, I crawled out of bed late morning and readied myself for the walk to Noss Mayo. This late in the year, the ferry from Wembury to Noss Mayo doesn't run, so I'd have to catch buses around the river. Aside from the annoyance … Continue reading SWCP Day 50 – 15 Oct 2018

Port Isaac - Padstow Attentive readers might have noticed that I just skipped two days. On the 12th, I walked some of Plymouth's harbour side (part of the swcp), but it was so crazy windy that not even the ferries were running, and the lurgy pretty much had me in its clutches, so I retreates … Continue reading SWCPDay 49 – 14 Oct 2018

Freathy - Plymouth I know I said I'd rest up, but on one of the days in Plymouth I'd have to backtrack to fill in the gap and Friday's weather looked much worse than Thursday, so away I went, thanks to the power of cold and flu meds, on the bus back to Freathy. Under … Continue reading SWCP Day 48 – 11 Oct 2018

Looe - Freathy A bit of a mixed day. The fever of the day before had become a head/chest lurgy and I was feeling ten ways less than stellar, but I had three nights booked in Plymouth ahead of me, so a rest day was on the horizon. All I had to do was get … Continue reading SWCP Day 47 – 10 Oct 2018

Polruan - Looe I'm no scaredy cat, but getting back on that bus to Polruan after a rushed breakfast had my stomach rolling. I now know (with the benefit of hindsight) that I was coming down with the lurgy, but at the time all my disgruntlement was focused on that crazy driver, and my eyes … Continue reading SWCP Day 46 – 9 Oct 2018

Charlestown - Polruan The YHA at The Eden Project is a collection of shipping containers converted into sleeping quarters, or Snoozeboxes. My snoozebox could sleep three, but only one person could stand on the floor at any one time. Every now and then solo travel has its advantages 🙂 ... Anyway, I had the most … Continue reading SWCP Day 45 – 8 Oct 2018

Mevagissey - Charlestown I'd decided to stay at the Eden Project YHA on the off chance that I could spend a few hours there, but the day was full of distractions. First came a cream tea at Pentewan (because you really should buy something if you're going to use a café's loo) where I ran … Continue reading SWCP Day 44 – 7 Oct 2018

Boswinger - Mevagissey A wet and windy morning - perfect for a steep climb up an exposed headland! After The Lizard, Dodman Point is the next major south coast headland. When you're walking, you measure your progress against these landmarks, so climbing Dodman felt like a milestone. Skipping down the steep hill from Boswinger tightened … Continue reading SWCP Day 43 – 6 Oct 2018