Porridge a cup of tea and a chat with Belo about water powered cars
and crop circles, interesting guy to talk to. Hi to him and Sonia and
all the others I met there and good luck for your projects and
studies. From Tintagel I headed along the coastal road to Boscastle,
the village that found unfortunate national fame in 2004 when it was
devastated by freak floods washing down the valley. There was very
little evidence of the floods remaining and just a beautiful village
and harbour to be seen. I've just had to interrupt my blogging to
chase a swallow out of the campsite games room where I'm now sitting
charging the phone! Where was I... At boscastle I also was tooted by
the bikers that I'd shared a hostel room with at Tintagel, and I did
feel a little motor envy. From Boscastle I carried along the coast to
Crackington Haven and stopped for lunch only to find myself waving to
the bikers once again as they headed off from theirs. Here they have
famous deposits of quartz in the cliffs that are known in geological
circles worldwide so local knowledge tells me. Next stop from here was
Bude. Shortly before arriving in Bude I was passed by some cyclists
flying down the hill shouting a cheery hello, only to overtake one of
them on the next steep rise, a torturous 30% climb that must have gone
on for the best part of half a mile. At the top we got chatting and
Mark, Lee and Karen are also going to John O Groats, only in 9 days!
Good luck guys. Now I experience wheel envy! A long tramp in to Bude
and it was time for some more food. I'd had chips and curry sauce on
my mind for the last mile but had to content myself with a pasty and a
coke. Where would I sleep tonight? I'd planned to go on up to a little
place called Woodford but was told there was little there so decided
to make my cut East earlier than planned and head inland. After a
short distance I came upon a sign for Wooda campsite 1.5 miles and
thought that would do for the night. Upon arrival I was warmly greeted
and asked if I was walking for charity and then offered a free pitch
for the night with a free wifi pass thrown in. It really is a
beautiful campsite with fantastic facilities should anyone ever be
looking to stay near Bude. As you can see in the picture my tent is
pitched for the night and I'm looking forward to a good nights rest.
Hi to everyone back home and all my friends
Daily stats
Start - Tintagel
Finish - just east of Bude
Miles - 17?
Miles to go - 915?
Feeling - pretty good and hoping my ankle continues getting better as
it seemed to today
That's all folks ;-)
