Day 8~15th September Portreath to Lelant
Set off at 9.00 am with Ian and Hugh in an overcast but dry day, with a gusty wind in our faces, but much less strong than yesterday. Lovely cliff walking to the sheer cliffs of Hell's Mouth where we had a brief pit stop before setting of to Godrevy, where the lighthouse had been visib le for many miles.We stood a watched a large family of seals play below us onn a little beach before having lunch at the NT restaurant in the sunshine, where the Dobles left us. We walked through the village of Gwithian, where I showed Bryan the enchanting thatched Methodist Chapel where John Wesley preached. from then on we walked on roads, through Hayle where we think we got marginally lost as understandably there were no 'Coastal Path/ signs. As we had been enjoying the sublime atmosphere of the cliff path it was rather traumatic to be thrust in the midst of traffic! We were not able to walk along the beach as the tide was too high. Arrived with Steve and Melanie Burgess in a wonderful lquiet spot near Lelant Church.Height today 1200 ft (yesterday 1300ft) - miles 17, Bryan's pedometer 130 miles.
Hi Sally Jane and Bryan, your descriptions are so vivid they make part of me long to be with you, another part however, is only too aware and admiring of your effort and the discomfort you must be suffering from time to time, that part is less envious! Good luck I will keep following!'
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