Holywell to Portreath And blimey was the wind blowing a hoolie! Things were very overcast and stupidly windy for most of the day and it was a struggle to battle through it all in places, especially on the north side of some of the headlands where the wind absolutely pulverised us. At one point we were on top of a 250 ft cliff and being showered by sea spray from the waves crashing into the rocks below! Hester video'd Harry coastalpath-arooing (albeit later in the day when the sun had broken through) and you can get a fair impression of the wind from that. And just how beautiful Harry is of course ☺
Anyway 17.5 miles later and we finally made it to Portreath. Unfortunately our nearest campsite was another 2.5 miles inland at Cambrose.... but what a lovely campsite it was; the best on all of our stretch of coast path probably.
Coast path left, beach to the right...
Beware of adder attack!!!!!
Perran Beach with buckets of yellow Horseshoe Vetch in the foreground
The boys looking suitably cool
Curlews Whimbrel ahoy!
Wind up the jacksy
Wild seas
Approaching St agnes
A gannet
Forging on map in hand
Ye olde tin mines
Leaving Porthtowan having had delicious nachos followed by lemon drizzle cake in the beach side Blue Bar
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