Hello all
Today has been a good day with plenty of lovely coastline and hills to keep me happy and motivated. The bad back has disappeared. In fact I will chance it and say that all in all I'm feeling pretty good. I do feel knackered at the end of a walk but that is only natural as they are long walks, after all, and cover some quite difficult terrain.
I made a blunder today by taking a wrong turning and ending up on a pebble beach. I had to decide whether to turn back resulting in an extra half mile on my journey or find my way along the beach 'til the next opportunity to rejoin the path. I made the wrong decision because walking about a mile on large pebbles is exhausting and painful. The shifting pebbles twist your ankles and knees constantly. It was a massive relief when I got to a slipway and a longish climb back up to the path. Added to this was the fear that the tide would come in and I'd be stranded. It wasn't even close as the tide was almost as far out as it could be which I had checked on the internet. Never-the-less I would recommend not doing it.
Artistic wonders
I was pleased with the result. I hope you like it too. It would be great if others added to it as they pass.
Australian Resourcefulness
I picked a lovely spot to sit and have a cup of coffee. Way off in the distance was Baggy Point and in the other direction was Hartland Point. It was blissful and I soaked up the atmosphere. Suddenly I became aware of movement and I saw Roy approaching (Roy is an Australian who, just like me, is walking on his own). He looked hot and tired after a long climb and was glad to sit down on the bench with me and have a chat. Roy is struggling with knee pain and has been advised to rub on Ibuprofen cream. He was hoping to buy some in Clovelly but it is unlikely that they will have any. I told him that I have some in the van and will put some in my pack tomorrow so that if we meet up I can give it to him. There is a definite camaraderie building between us fellow walkers and we look out for each other. I like this about these long walks.
As usual, one of the regular topics that we talk about when we meet is accommodation. Roy told me that he has stayed in some lovely places along the path and that people are very friendly toward him.
He said something today which was brilliant. He was telling me about a room that he had in Westward Ho! which had the smallest bathroom attached that he had ever seen.
"I tell you Rob, You could have a shit, while washing your feet in the shower and rinsing you undersnuggers in the sink all at the same time".
BRILLIANT!
Hopefully I'll see Roy again tomorrow.
Well that's about enough for tonight apart from the "Where's Robbie" picture which is a particularly good one. Thanks again to Steve/Bob for being brilliant.
Today has been a good day with plenty of lovely coastline and hills to keep me happy and motivated. The bad back has disappeared. In fact I will chance it and say that all in all I'm feeling pretty good. I do feel knackered at the end of a walk but that is only natural as they are long walks, after all, and cover some quite difficult terrain.
I made a blunder today by taking a wrong turning and ending up on a pebble beach. I had to decide whether to turn back resulting in an extra half mile on my journey or find my way along the beach 'til the next opportunity to rejoin the path. I made the wrong decision because walking about a mile on large pebbles is exhausting and painful. The shifting pebbles twist your ankles and knees constantly. It was a massive relief when I got to a slipway and a longish climb back up to the path. Added to this was the fear that the tide would come in and I'd be stranded. It wasn't even close as the tide was almost as far out as it could be which I had checked on the internet. Never-the-less I would recommend not doing it.
Some views from today's walk
Artistic wonders
Storm Hannah has thrown some great piles of driftwood up onto our beaches and this little lot was piled up on a beach at the bottom of a very long decent. I would have loved to have gathered some of it up and taken it home to put in the garden, but that was never going to be an option. So I decided to get creative instead.
Australian Resourcefulness
I picked a lovely spot to sit and have a cup of coffee. Way off in the distance was Baggy Point and in the other direction was Hartland Point. It was blissful and I soaked up the atmosphere. Suddenly I became aware of movement and I saw Roy approaching (Roy is an Australian who, just like me, is walking on his own). He looked hot and tired after a long climb and was glad to sit down on the bench with me and have a chat. Roy is struggling with knee pain and has been advised to rub on Ibuprofen cream. He was hoping to buy some in Clovelly but it is unlikely that they will have any. I told him that I have some in the van and will put some in my pack tomorrow so that if we meet up I can give it to him. There is a definite camaraderie building between us fellow walkers and we look out for each other. I like this about these long walks.
As usual, one of the regular topics that we talk about when we meet is accommodation. Roy told me that he has stayed in some lovely places along the path and that people are very friendly toward him.
He said something today which was brilliant. He was telling me about a room that he had in Westward Ho! which had the smallest bathroom attached that he had ever seen.
"I tell you Rob, You could have a shit, while washing your feet in the shower and rinsing you undersnuggers in the sink all at the same time".
BRILLIANT!
Hopefully I'll see Roy again tomorrow.
Well that's about enough for tonight apart from the "Where's Robbie" picture which is a particularly good one. Thanks again to Steve/Bob for being brilliant.
Take it easy.
Rob
I like the sound of Roy
ReplyDeleteUseless fact about Clovelly - if you look at the lights of Clovelly from Westward Ho! beach at night, they look like a Christmas tree! Keep on keeping on, Rob.
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