Walk 2, Attempt 2: Crantock to Perranporth
After a month's break due to half-term, weekend family commitments and illness (it really has been slow progress), Sarah and I decided to be kind to ourselves and re-attempt Walk 2 from Crantock to Perranporth. During our first attempt, we had started at Perran and were heading to Crantock when the weather closed in and we found ourselves being battered by the wind whilst standing right on a cliff edge. In the end, we turned back after only a measly three miles but it was the right thing to do. If we had listened to the forecast, we never should have ventured out anyway.
Walk 2 revisited was a very different experience with the sun shining as we set off. However, it wasn't the smoothest of starts as we walked the entire length of Crantock beach before realising that the tide had just pipped us and cut off the pathway up. So, back we trekked to our starting point, 45 minutes behind time but not really wasted as the weather and view were so lovely.
Thankfully, that was the last of our problems. Apart from running into some rain and getting quite wet, the walk went quickly. This route offered a lot of milestones along the way which were familiar to both of us: Crantock to Polly Joke, Polly Joke to Holywell Bay and Holywell Bay to Perran. This helped mentally with the distance and each port of call felt to me like a hop, skip and a jump.
The particular highlights of this walk were:
Stopping at The Bowgie for a quick drink and admiring their renovations .
Seeing seals swimming between Polly Joke and Holywell Bay.
Rounding the headline to see a stunning, sunny view of Perranporth beach laid out in front of us.
Stopping for a picnic at Dead Man's Pool.
After clocking up 9.5 miles (including our false start), we headed back into a very busy Perran at 2.55pm and I headed home to treat my mum to a Mother's Day afternoon tea as she was returning home the next day.
Walk 5, planned for next Sunday, will mark the start of us having to travel further afield to walk. Navigating the logistics of this is becoming more real but this is all part of the challenge.
