Day 21 28 September Freathy to Cremyll
Had a very comfortable night and a delicious breakfast after which Mary dropped us back at Freathy. The drizzle started as we left Antony so decided to put on our waterproofs. As we approached Rame Head the visibility dropped to about 50 yards and we couldn't even see the sea below us - and the rain, not forecast until tomorrow, started to fall in earnest. We were sosaked and felt that if the rest of the walk had been like this we were much less likely to have got this far. It was miserable. We certainly saw no fellow walkers!
We reached Cawsand, a very attractive village, after a couple of hours where Simon and Sarah Young met us. Simon walked on with us through Mount Edgcombe, a lovely mostly flat walk through the woods, with the rain easing off and the visibility improving as we went. Finally we reached our goal - the Cremyll Ferry. It felt strangely flat. Sarah had driven round to meet us with a delicious picnic which we ate, trying to dry off a bit, in the car as we drove to the Ruckers near Altarnun, where we had left our car twenty one days earlier.
The A30 was blocked by a crashed car - our hearts sank - but it happened only a few cars in front of us and the police had not had time to close the road. Got home to a terrific welcome from our dogs and a lovely bundle of goodies from the team at Merlin - flowers, wine and Radox for the bath which was put to instant use! It was good to be home, having achieved our dual aims - collecting much needed money for Merlin and walking the Cornish coastal path.
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