day 9: they snuck an extra two miles in somewhere...

...or at least that's what the bench we passed this morning said. 500 miles to poole. 132 to minehead.

today seemed a bit more tricky. the miles were definitely taking their toll by boscastle. we had to get to tintagel. another 4 or 5 miles along.

i keep switching between being amazed that things like the sunset of last night was only one night ago, and being shocked at how quickly 9 days seems to have gone. at some point in the next two days we'll be a quarter of the round.

i think a part of me, for all my talking it up, thought that i'd have failed by now. i thought my knee would have given out. or i'd have been plagued by blisters. or the pace would be unrealistic.

i think the other part of me is daunted by the fact that none of that has happened and I have to carry on...

photo opportunities were scarce today. we were often shrouded in mist.

case in point: tintagel castle. and a lot of fog.

jin x

another long one at 17 miles. 145 miles in total now.