Port Isaac to Padstow

Today we set out from Port Isaac with a really nice day. A little cool but sunny and not much wind. It was around 20 km total distance. The path had lots of ups and downs for the first two hours until we reached Port Quinn. After that it was less steep and mostly crossed rolling grassland above the cliffs and often beside rock walls made of slate. The wind started to come up later in the afternoon, but nothing as bad as yesterday. For the last few kilometres we crossed two beaches and the path crossed over sand dunes behind the beaches. With about a half hour to go before reaching the ferry at Rock, which connects to Padstow across the Camel estuary, the rain started to fall. When we finally arrived at the ferry we were pretty wet. It was £2 each to cross. When we got across the water to the Padstow ferry launch, we found a pub and went in to get drinks and dry a bit. After that we walked to the Tor View guest house, which is about a ten minute walk from downtown up a hill. It's not as well located as other places we've stayed, as the Royal Cornwall Show is on and everything was booked up months ago. It's a nice place though. We walked back into town and had dinner at the Lion pub. It's been lightly raining since we arrived. Tonight we are trying to dry things out with limited hanging space. We have to pack up to catch our bus and train back to London tomorrow. The bus goes at 8:30 am. The South West Coastal path walk is over - at least for now.Read more