Walk 17: Home to Porthtowan
Today, again due to us both having busy weekends with family, we decided to focus on mileage. I set out at 8.30am from home towards Sarah's house in Perranporth so I could clock up a couple of extra miles. However, what I hadn't accounted for was how overgrown the public footpath from my house towards Perran was. By the time I had pushed through ferns and all sorts of greenery, plus clambered over some fallen trees, I was soaking wet and the dogs were covered in seeds.
After arriving late to find Sarah waiting for me, we set out along the familiar coastal path towards St Agnes. The weather was perfect; cloudy at first but then turning sunny with a lovely breeze. We passed through Trevellas, which looked stunning with the tide out and then stopped for something to eat at St Agnes and watched the nippers in the calm water.
St Agnes to Chapel Porth felt like a bit of a slog (although a beautiful one) with single file paths and shaly ground. This section was busy and we had to keep stopping so people could pass but it was nice not to feel so remote, like we did further west.
Chapel Porth was stunning. I don't often see it when the tide is out and a huge natural pool had formed on the sand, perfect for kids and parents to swim in. I was jealous not to be able to get in myself but we pushed on to Porthtowan, where my husband was picking us up and where we celebrated Sarah reaching her 100 mile fundraising mark for Royal Cornwall Hospital. Sarah has decided to finish her challenge at 100 miles but is hoping to still join me for walks. In the meantime, I will be pushing on with my target of completing 288 miles in 26 walks by the end of July.
When I got home, I was still 1.6 km under my target and so a walk around Healey's Cyder Farm with my daughter took me up to 18.6 km. I forgot to turn Strava off during the car ride which took me over that amount but my target was definitely achieved.
