My last two posts were not so inspired. Something I realized, is that walking more days puts a person more in the moments of walking and transitioning out of walking to technology is interesting. For Ric and I both, our dreams shifted to the trails and to the ocean. The feeling of walking settled into …
Penzance to Mousehole and back again This morning when we woke up, it was sheets of rain and wind from the window. We were intending to hike the most exposed sections today. We also couldn’t handle the wind and rain on the cliff sides again so we made a change. We hiked the last section …
Continue reading Being flexible and still finding adventure (Day 7)
Gurnard’s Head to Cape Cornwall It has taken me a bit of time to write this. When we finished last night, I was exhausted. It was another hard 12 miles. And 40mph winds and rain all day. To add to the fun, this section of trail has mines dotted all over the landscape. By that, …
Continue reading So much wind and rain. And then the cliffs. (Day 6)
I’m starting with the end of the day because after a hard 11 miles, we are staying at this very interesting little inn. Gurnards Inn. It is a 300 year old coaching inn in this tiny village, Treen. And old mining village from the 1800s that has a few homes and farms now. But this …
Continue reading Astounding beauty hard to describe. (Day 5)
It can be a scary feeling, and a most exhilarating feeling to not know what day it is or where you are or where you will be the next day. Walking brings you so much into the present moment that days and places are really of no matter. It is only what is around you …
I thought today was going to be a bit less spectacular than the first two days. I mean everyday cannot be the most amazing. And when we started out from Portreath, we did some serious hill climbs. Three in a row up and down. And then it was true. For awhile, we just walked along, …
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