South West Coastal Path (Part 2)

South West Coatal Path (Part 2)
Day One Padstow to Portcothan
15 miles
After spending all day yesterday travelling to Padstow, I set off this morning on the Salt Path with a heavy pack. Padstow was just waking up. The ascent and descent wasn’t too bad. Overall, it was 640m.
What did surprise me was the amount of mud on the trail, it was very slippery.
The signage on the path is quite poor even just keeping the Ocean to your right caught me out a few times. I ended up on blocked paths or dead ends.
I met another walker today and we ended up walking to our campsite for the evening just outside Portcothan.
The morning was dry but as we passed Travose Head, the rain settled in for the day and I got soaked. I passed some stunning beach and watched a few hardy souls surfing.
I finally arrived at the campsite when another deluge struck. I managed to get my tent up and have now settled down for the night.
Tomorrow should be around 11 miles to Newquay. I just hope that the weather gets better as my kit is soaked.
Overall, I have 12 days of walking. I hope to get to Falmouth. If I don’t , c’est la vie. Watch this space….Read more