Arthur Dent could never quite get the hang of Thursdays. For me it’s Tuesdays. There’s plenty to be indecisive about. I’m awake later than expected (welcome, but no early getaway), the weather forecast is intermittently apocalyptic and I’m not sure whether my limbs will protest about another full days walk. Sod it, I’m off to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Padstow’
Tuesday – walking and waiting in the wet
Posted in Cornwall, Posts, tagged Beer, Camping, Constantine Bay, Crows Nest, Harlyn, Padstow, Port Isaac, Rain, St Merryn, Sun, Walking on 14 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday – best foot forward
Posted in Cornwall, Posts, tagged Beer, Black Torr, Camping, Daymer Bay, Padstow, Polzeath, Rain, Rock, Sun, Walking on 13 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The eye mask I was given on a long haul flight does the job and I wake at a respectable 6:20am and not the break of dawn. A tentative peak outside reveals the sun glistening off the morning dew, but no obvious black clouds. A quick shower and breakfast then I’m off down the hill [...]
Sunday – Back to the future
Posted in Cornwall, Posts, tagged Beer, Brass Band, Camping, Padstow, Rick Stein on 12 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a point on the five hour drive from the midlands where the road peaks over a hill and the view opens up magnificently to welcome you into Cornwall. I don’t remember the exact location but in 25 years of visiting Cornwall it is that same vista that always makes me feel that the journey [...]
