an early start saw arthur and i reach falmouth before 9.30. this gave me a nice amount of bimble time, once i'd left my bag with the helpful st mawes ferry lady, before my mummy arrived to walk with me for the day. we picked up tasty treats for a picnic lunch and set off for the ferry journeys. first to st mawes, and then to place. no, not a place, but a place called place.
after a leisurely lunch we set off for the afternoons walk. going at a slightly slower pace cos my mum's got a dodgy knee, we enjoyed the varying woodland and farmland tracks.
until one of the paths had cows with their calves all over it. seems i've still not got over my fear of cows. a bit of clapping had them moving along nicely though and we made our way through.
then came the dartmoor ponies. right on the path and facing our way. evidently people had been ignoring the 'don't feed the ponies' advice. cos over they came, expecting food. by that point we were too close to walk purposely. so we backed off. the second attempt found them facing the other way, so, clapping again, we managed to cajole them of the path. turns out i'm not over my fear of ponies either. damn.
we've ended up camped up at pendower beach. national trust owned but wild camping, with fires, is allowed as long as no mess is left. there's even public conveniences that aren't locked at night. we've camped out of the way cos there were a few crates being carried down to the beach, but all in all it looks to be a civilised spot. a great find.
and nice for a photo with the lights of portscatho in the background.
jin x
345 total miles. it's adding up now! 13 miles today. not bad considering the long breaks.
i need to quiz you later on prime camping spots, we're looking for somewhere to take the kids camping when we have our week off at the end of the month, preferably low or no cost ;) pendower beach sounds good? x
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