Walk 16: Newquay to Porthcothan repeated, plus treadmill

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This weekend, Sarah and I were unable to head west, back to Cape Cornwall, as I needed to be closer to home due to having a relative in hospital. Reluctant to face the treadmill again and desperate to get back out onto the Cornish coast, I decided to join my work colleague, Mr Greenwood, who is walking the south-west coast path to raise funds and awareness of a condition called CDKL5. 

After completing this walk with Sarah back in February half-term, I was really looking forward to doing it again but the opposite way round. We headed out from Newquay at 10am with cloud and drizzle overhead, although this quickly gave way to sunshine and I could feel the high UV levels. 


The sea was crystal clear at Porth and I was very jealous of those in the water. However, heading towards Watergate Bay, we saw an adder which was basking at the edge of the cliff and moving towards Mawgan Porth, we saw what we think was a red kite catching its breakfast. We stopped for some breakfast ourselves at Mawgan Porth which was buzzing with people, although Cate Blanchett did not look home when we passed by her house.

The second half of the walk took us past the picturesque Bedruthan Steps and across some grassy terrain, which made a nice change from endless slippery shale. We reached Porthcothan around 2pm and I headed home to complete the final 2.5km on the treadmill (I didn't escape it completely) to make sure I stay on target. 


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