- Lyme Regis to Abbotsbury on The South West Path by: Geoff
May 16, 2012, 22:02
Woke up once again to sunshine & clear blue skies. I had a pleasant breakfast but I'm beginning to miss my fruit and kippers which seemed to have disappeare…
- Sidmouth to Lyme Regis on the South west Coast Path by: Geoff
May 15, 2012, 22:38
Today marks the end of my fifth week on The Path and I've now covered 545 miles of the 630, so only 85 miles to go :-)
I left Larkstone House after a…
- Dawlish to Sidmouth on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 14, 2012, 22:18
Today started off as a low energy day, funny how buildings can do that to you. It didn't get much better when I left and found it to be raining. :-(
I…
- Paignton to Dawlish on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 13, 2012, 23:14
Another brilliant sunshine day with no wind, that's two in a row now :-)
The day started with an easyish walk along The English Riviera past all the very…
- Stoke Fleming to Paignton on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 12, 2012, 23:41
After the mother of all sleeps at Fairholme I awoke for the first time, on this trip, to a glorious blue sky and no wind. After a lavish breakfast I was on my…
- Salcombe to Stoke Fleming on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 11, 2012, 23:26
No complaints about the weather today! mainly sunshine light winds pretty well perfect.
After a hearty , if somewhat late breakfast, at The Ria View I took…
- Bigbury On Sea to Salcombe on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 11, 2012, 08:20
Today was all about the weather, there was little else to see due to the very low cloud. At Bigbury you couldn't even catch a glimpse of Burgh island.
What…
- Noss Mayo to Bigbury on Sea on The South west Coast Path by: Geoff
May 9, 2012, 22:29
I awoke to the delicious smell of home made bread, a wholemeal loaf especially baked for me by Jackie, this combined with a fresh fruit salad with home made…
- Plymouth to Noss Mayo on the South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 9, 2012, 07:28
I woke up from a terrible nights sleep with a thumping headache feeling awful. I popped some Nurofen but realised I was probably suffering from dehydration :-(…
- Looe to Plymouth on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 8, 2012, 08:40
Another long day with just under 19 miles walked and 4780 feet climbed!
The Schooner Point gave me an excellent breakfast, I particularly liked the way…
- Charlestown to Looe on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 6, 2012, 21:24
Another epic day with around 24 miles covered at a very respectable speed of 2.7mph, given the over 5,000 feet climbed on the roller coaster section after…
- South West Coast Path index to my blog posts by: Geoff
May 5, 2012, 23:06
An index of all my blog posts for each stage of The South West Coast Path can be found here
- South West Coast Path - Portloe to Charlestown by: Geoff
May 4, 2012, 21:03
An excellent day's walking of 20 miles and ascended height of just under 6000 feet :-) with an overall average speed of 2.2mph (including stops).
A cloudy…
- Falmouth to Portloe on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 3, 2012, 22:08
Today started with two ferry crossings both costing £4 single! The first was a mega journey of 16 minutes the second taking less than 10mins. The day's…
- Porthallow to Falmouth on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
May 2, 2012, 22:13
Today I awoke to a gorgeous sunrise at Halwyn it was an early start for me. In fact I was on the beach at 7.30, I needed to catch the low tide so I could use…
- South west Coast path 315 miles walked and now half way by: Geoff
May 1, 2012, 23:09
After the mother of all mega days I arrived at the halfway point a fancy 315 mile marker, on the beach, in the lovely fishing village of Porthallow.…
- South West Coast Path - Penzance to Mullion by: Geoff
April 30, 2012, 22:59
Today was a good 23 miler in pretty awful conditions, started with light rain and some sun but then turned into a gale (not funny on cliff tops) with some…
- Day 18 on the South West Coast Path. Porthcurno to Penzance by: Geoff
April 28, 2012, 22:50
After an excellent, if with a somewhat loquacious host, at the luxurious Wearhouse. I wandered around the outside of the Old Telegraph Station marvelling how…
- South West Coast Path - Pendeen to Porthcurno by: Geoff
April 27, 2012, 22:36
A much better walking day today. Light winds and only the threat of rain, in fact the sun popped out at various intervals.
The walk started in the industrial…
- South West Coast path - St Ives to Pendeen by: Geoff
April 26, 2012, 22:50
I really cannot thank Tim of Cornerways enough for getting his dentist to see me so quickly (the ones I phoned wanted 4 weeks notice), he not only took me…
- A rest day and 14 days on The South West Coast Path by: Geoff
April 25, 2012, 22:53
Today I'm taking a rest day in the pleasant town of St Ives, enjoying the hospitality of the owner of Cornerways, Tim after first rescuing him from paying…
- How long should a pair of hiking boots last? by: Geoff
April 25, 2012, 13:49
I bought my latest pair of Scarpa Terra GTX boots, from Open Air in Cambridge, UK on the 7th April 2012 for over £120 (the price has rocketed recently since…
- Day 14 South West Coast Path – Portreath to St Ives by: Geoff
April 24, 2012, 22:27
14 walking days 232 miles walked and 398 miles to go on The South West Coast Path!
Once I stirred from my pretty expensive room with no exterior window at…
- Day 13 South West Coast Path – Pentire Point West to Portreath by: Geoff
April 23, 2012, 21:53
First welcome to at least two more readers. Ann who left a comment on the previous post and Mike of Luggage Transfers.
Today was AWFUL weather it rained…
- Day 12 South West Coast Path – Porthcothan to Pentire Point West (Holywell) by: Geoff
April 22, 2012, 21:05
First thanks must go to the great guy who runs The Kandi Lodge in Newquay, the other end of the holidaying spectrum to the Atlantic View but ideal for…
- Day 11 South West Coast Path – Padstow to Porthcothan by: Geoff
April 21, 2012, 20:45
First many thanks to Sally's relations Jean, Mick & Archer, well not Archer who is a humungous dog, for putting up with me at such short notice :-)
Off…
- Day 10 South West Coast Path – Trebarwith Strand (Treknow) to Rock (Padstow) by: Geoff
April 21, 2012, 00:00
166.8 miles walked 463.2 miles to go
Weather wise todays walk started in much better conditions with spells of sunshine and very low wind but then later…
- Day 9 South West Coast Path - Crackington Haven to Trebarwith Strand (Treknow) by: Geoff
April 20, 2012, 00:30
149 miles walked 481 miles to go (Average 16.5 miles a day)
A thank you to Keith and his 14 year od son for his email about the walk :-)
A fine walking…
- Cracking onto Crackington Haven only 495 miles to go. by: Geoff
April 18, 2012, 22:00
495 miles to go on The South West Coast Path.
Firstly many thanks to all the new visitors that came from this tweet:
and also many thanks to Betty…
- The South West Coast Path - First week by: Geoff
April 17, 2012, 23:17
Today marks the first 7 days of walking The South West Coast Path. The Path starts in Minehead goes along the coast to Lands End then returns along The english…
- Day7 on the South West Coast Path - Hartland Quay to Bude by: Geoff
April 17, 2012, 22:25
506 miles to the end.
Boy, what weather! My head is till throbbing from my ears taking such a beating, at one point I had to hang onto the wooden post, it…
- Day 6 on the South West Coast Path - 521 miles to go. by: Geoff
April 16, 2012, 20:51
A bit of a slow and tiring walk today especially that I only covered 10 miles :-( The hills are now very short and very steep with quite a few having steps. I…
- Day 5 on the South West Coast Path and 531 miles to go. by: Geoff
April 15, 2012, 21:15
Oh dear looking at the guide today, it says today walk was Week 2 Day 1 whereas its only my Week 1 day 5 :-)
What a spectacular day today was, perfect…
- Day 4 on the South West Coast Path and 551 miles to go. by: Geoff
April 14, 2012, 23:25
I'm writing this in my room above the noisiest bar in town :-( the charming bar maid assures me she will have the place cleared by 11.30pm but then the hot…
- Day 3 on the South West Coast Path and 576 miles to go. by: Geoff
April 13, 2012, 21:28
Not sure how many more of these postsI can do! Every day has such amazing views and gorgeous weather :-)
Today was the shortest so far only 15 miles…
- Day 2 and 590 miles to go on the South West Coast Path by: Geoff
April 12, 2012, 22:35
This was an Ian of a day (sorry Mr Corker couldn't resist that).
A totally superb walk in every way. Fantastic weather, excellent views , well kept paths…
- 608 miles to go. by: Geoff
April 11, 2012, 20:38
Had a corker of a day! Did the first two days of the walk in one day including the additional strenuous bit. The GPS gave the distance travelled of 22…
- 630 miles to go.... by: Geoff
April 10, 2012, 00:26
Tomorrow should see me venturing of to try and walk the 630 miles (1008Km) and apparently 114931 ft (35031 m) of vertical height on the South West Coast Path.…
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