SWCP Day 14 Portloe to Charlestown

Posted byPeter IrelandPosted inInn to Inn Hiking, englandTags:, , , ,

Some days are full of ups and downs, and this was one of them! The views remained great and the weather kind. The main memory of the day’s walk was going up and down about 300 ft every mile! As it was just an 8 mile day, albeit with over 2000 ft elevation change, we arrived in Charlestown at the perfect time to share a fish and chips for a late lunch.

The sunrise over Mevagissey Harbour from our bedroom window.
Mevagissey Harbour. Our bedroom was above the orange building.
The small lighthouse at the entrance to Mevagissey Harbour.
Distant headlands marked our travel over the next few days.
For today, we spotted a lone hiker fighting his way up the hill on the opposite side of the valley. We were going that way!
A tall ship raised its sails having spent the night moored in Mevagissey Bay.
The path went up and down those headlands.
The day was a roller coaster!
Yup! We were going up there…
We walked down then behind this massive holiday park at Pentewan Sands
And then we went up…
Mussel beds in St Austell’s Bay
To most, this would look like a picturesque view of Charlestown with some jetskis playing in the water.
We saw the path’s steep climb on the other side of this valley!
We were cheered up by this passion flower growing by the path.
While not native to England, it was thriving!
Enjoying our fish and chips on arrival in Charlestown.
We were very happy that the day’s walk had ended!

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