Westward Ho!

A Brutual 11 miles.

99 miles walked to this point.

I set off at 8am from Westward Hoy! It was promising to be a hot day.
I was escorted by two of the local constabulary for the first mile. They were looking for two children MFH who were camping on the coast.
They located the kids who clearly had no intention of going to school.
I carried on the path which was very strenuous. I stopped several times to eat my fill of blackberries. I was exhausted with climbing up and down headlands. At the halfway point today, I got to Peppercombe beach. I lay down and had a 45 minute nap. It was glorious, listening to the waves crashing through the huge pebble beach. The temperature was 25C.
I carried on with the trail and eventually arrived 6.5 hours after setting out. I was literally washed out. I had drunk 4 litres of water.
There are no campsites in Clovelly. I intended to carry on but I was exhausted.
I checked into the New Inn and got myself a lovely room not before quenching my thirst with a hard earned pint of Guinness.
Clovelly is beautiful and very touristy but it seems very quiet now the day tourists have left.
I intend to have an early night and prepare for tomorrow’s adventure.Read more