Day 7 Port Gaverne to Boscastle

What a tough day. It started really well with a lovely breakfast at our hotel. Then the walking began, it started with a great steep uphill, then a terrifying downhill, then another scramble up hill and that was how it went for about 8 miles, before we ended up on a cliff top with a path that was just about wide enough to put one foot in front of the other without going over the edge. We did stop at a lovely little cove for lunch, we couldn’t swim as the sea was coming in and it was crashing over the rocks, but we did find a shady spot to sit. We walked through Tintagel and saw King Arthur’s castle. We then passed King Arthur’s Inn and thought it would be rude not to call in for a Cider. After that the cliff walking to Boscastle seemed slightly easier. Our campsite is on the top of a big hill, it is a lovely spot and very peaceful. So we are now settling down for picnic tea, with G&T in a can to celebrate surviving today.
PS We passed no one doing a long hike today. I said to karen at one point that the South West Coast path was really tough, she replied if it was easy everybody would be doing it, not just a pair of idiots like us. I thought that summed things up well 😂😂Read more