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Today’s straightforward-looking hike along the coast masked a lot of climbing, which made this a tough 8.5-mile day with 2,200-ft ascent. We started the day eager to get back on the trail, and I was already not looking forward to day 21, when we wouldn’t be hiking 😞. The relaxing ferry crossing, which started ourContinue reading “SWCP Day 16 Fowey to Polperro”

Today’s inspiration was that all things of man are temporal. Over the previous days, we had passed through many small fishing villages that had redefined themselves, while surrounded by permanent rocks and less stable cliffs. Today, the main town we passed through was Par. The town of Par, and its associated port, was a majorContinue reading “SWCP Day 15 Charlestown to Fowey”

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, weContinue reading “SWCP Day 14 Portloe to Charlestown”

The length of today’s hike crept up on us. Or perhaps it was the ascent. 13 miles and 3000 ft of ascent was our biggest day and our legs felt it by the end. The day started with us waiting for the rain to stop, which it did very timely at 9am, with the morningContinue reading “SWCP Day 13 Portloe to Mevagissey”

With the day’s walk a straightforward eight miles, we could really take it easy and absorb the views. However, even our most relaxed pace was over 2 mph! Nevertheless, we paused to enjoy cows, birds, and plenty of ripe blackberries. Seals remained elusive, but we maintain hope that we’ll see some in a few days.Continue reading “SWCP Day 12 Portscatho to Portloe”

Today was a great day to accept life’s pace. As I approach my sixtieth year, I continue to try and fill up time. The tenth day of our SWCP walk was about seven miles, but after an early start and no check-in before 4pm at our destination, we were forced to wander! And it wasContinue reading “SWCP Day 10 Mawnan Smith to Falmouth”

While our legs might be getting used to walking, I still found the place names wonderful. I had tried to picture what Mawnan Smith might look like before arriving, but did not come close, in neither a good nor bad way. Just different. Today’s 10.7 miles and 1800 ft ascent was a fine jaunt alongContinue reading “SWCP Day 9 Porthallow to Mawnan Smith”

Today’s lesson is you should not judge a day until it is over! Until we stopped for lunch in the middle of the day’s walking, today was not great. It was a day that contrasted to many of the great things we’d experienced so far on the SWCP, perhaps spoiling us! The breakfast was notContinue reading “SWCP Day 7 Lizard to Coverack”

The most prominent peninsula that we walk around on this hike is the Lizard Peninsula. It extends southwards to the UK’s most southerly point. Many look very carefully at either the peninsula, or the many rocks, and decide they can see a lizard shape, but the name has nothing to do with the reptile! TheContinue reading “SWCP Day 6 Mullion to Lizard”

Each day on the SWCP is different. Today’s was shorter than many, which introduced some frustration, yet allowed for some contemplation. One of the great joys of these walks for nomads like us is the adventure of staying in a different place each night. Last night’s adventure was a small bedroom with en-suite bathroom, whichContinue reading “SWCP Day 5 Porthleven to Mullion”

This was our fourth of twenty days hiking from Land’s End to Plymouth in South West England. The previous three days had been completely different from each other. Not only was this one again very different, but its two halves were also quite dissimilar! At 11 miles and nearly 2,000 ft of ascent, it wasContinue reading “SWCP Day 4 Marazion to Porthleven”

This was a good day to have an easier day. While my Garmin recorded more steps than the previous two days at 20k, the walking was eassentially flat on pavement, so there was no rock hopping! We didn’t even use hiking poles. The day climaxed with a path we’d walked on going underwater! The post’sContinue reading “SWCP Day 3 Mousehole to Marazion”

We were amazed at how different today was compared to the day before. While the scenery varied, the main change was the path’s ruggedness. We were ok with the ups and downs. The challenge was that the trail was often either steps, which we dislike, or scrambling around rocks. Our legs were happy when weContinue reading “SWCP Day 2 Treen to Mousehole”

“Your flight has been cancelled” is not the text message you want at 6:30 am on one’s day of departure. But it gave us enough time to change our flight to be via Newark, and soon we were heading off to IAH in our Uber. Day 0 of a trip to England is always theContinue reading “SWCP Day 0: Houston to Land’s End”