Tintagel to Port Isaac

We left Tintagel, after stopping to get Cornish pasties for lunch at the pasty shop, and hiked to Port Isaac today. The distance was around 16 km. We passed through Trebarwith Strand and then the trail got a little harder. There were several signs of slate mines, and the shoreline is lined with slabs of slate rock. There were fences and steps made of slate as well. There were a few big valley descents and then ascents, but what made it especially hard was the wind. The big low pressure system that crossed Britain is finally leaving. We didn't have any rain today but the wind was gale force on the cliff tops and hard to walk against where it funnelled up from below. Gusts would cause you to walk like a drunken sailor. Luckily it was mostly at our backs and away from the cliff edges, so we weren't worried about getting blown over a cliff. We are staying tonight at the Old Schoolhouse hotel in Port Isaac. There was filming going on for the Doc Martin show when we arrived. In the show this town is called Portwenn, so there were a few fake Portwenn signs for the sets. We saw two of the show actors and there were a lot of film and lighting trucks in town. We had a fish and chips dinner at the hotel and went for a short walk afterwards. It's cool and windy out tonight and there are people walking around in down jackets.Read more