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Day 7 Sunday 12th May 2019 Instow to Westward Ho! |
What's
Going on Here?
The
Old Railway Platform is used as a Drinks Station for the Bideford10k Fun Run
Off
they go
Looking
Back at Instow
Across
the River is Appledore
A
Man Doing up an Old Boat
On
the Tarka Trial Coming up to the River Torridge Road Bridge Carrying the A39
Rowers
on the River
Looking
up at the Bridge
Rowers
Passing under the Bridge
A
Shipwreck at the Side of the River
Approaching
Bideford Long Bridge
A
Bideford Footprint
A
Pose with Takra the Otter
Giving
Tarka a Cuddle
Statue
of Charles Kingsley who wrote the Novels Westward Ho! & Water Babies
Flowering
Red Hawthorne Tree on Bideford Quay
Mallards
on the Quay Wall
Red
Hot Pokers on the River Bank
WW2
Tank Traps on the Path
Boardwalk
over Boggy Bit
Smiling
on the Boardwalk
A
Couple of Old Wrecks Stuck in the Mud
Appledore
Appledore
Montage on a Wall from the Local School
Appledore
Footprints
Instow
from Appledore
Instow
from the Rusty Appledore Anchor
Original
Shipbuilders Houses on Irsha Street in Appledore
Must
go in there for a Cider
The
Dolls House
More
Houses on Irsha Street
Looking
Back Down the Street
Appledore's
Tamar-class Lifeboat the "Mollie Hunt"
Follow
the Sign
His & Hers Footprints in the Sand
Heading
for the Pub
The
Gang of Six who are Stopping in our Hotel
The
Pebble Ridge at Westward Ho!
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Day 8 Monday 13th May 2019 Westward Ho! to Clovelly |
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The Rusty
Old Signpost in Westward Ho!
Westward
Ho! Footprint
The
Rock Pool in Westward Ho!
Information
Board on Westward Ho! Promenade
The
First Verse of
Kipling's Poem "If" in Pebbles in Front of the Beach Huts
Looking
Back at Baggy Point from Last Year
Looking
Ahead to Hartland Point Radar Dome & Lighthouse (Tomorrow's Walk)
Leaving
Westward Ho! via an Old Railway Track Bed
Today's
Target is Clovelly
Close
up of Clovelly (Still a Long way off)
Walking
along Cornborough Cliff
Heading
up Towards Abbotsham Cliff
Heading
Down Abbotsham Cliff
An
Old Lime Kiln
Beach
of Pebbles Below the Cliffs
A
Quick Pose on a Wooden Seat
Heading
up Greencliff
Click
Click
Looking
Back Along our Route from the Top of Greencliff
Steps
Down to Babbacombe Mouth
Nearly
on the Beach
Steps
up from Babbacombe Mouth
Fisherman
on the Beach at Babbacombe Mouth
All
Smiles on the Beach
Lunch
on the Beach at Portledge Mouth
Leaving
the Beach for the Woods
Climbing
Steps Amongst Wild Garlic Blossom
Mind
Your Head
Looking
Back Along our Route from above the Woods
Climbing
More Steps this time Amongst Wild Bluebells
Walking
Through Bluebells for the Next Two Miles
Close
up of a Native Wild Bluebell
Click
Click
Bluebells
& Ferns
All
Smiles on a Wooden Bridge
Clovelly
Getting Nearer
The
Island of Lundy far out to Sea
Out
of the Woods at Last
Bucks
Mills
The
Long and Winding Forest Road to Clovelly (Hobby Drive)
Clovelly
Very Close Now
I
Wonder what the Beer is Like in the New Inn?
Leaving
the New Inn
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Day 9 Tuesday 14th May 2019 Clovelly to Hartland Quay |
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Heading
Back Down to
Clovelly
Looking
Down on the Red Lion
All
Smiles in a Quiet Corner of
Clovelly
The
Quayside
Heading
up Again
Brewery
Delivery at the Pub
Only
531 Miles to go!
Must
be This Way
A
Fine Looking Young Bull
A
Stand Off, Who's Going to Move First
Clear
of the Bull's and on our way Again
Descending
Steps
A
Pose on a Gate
More
Bluebells
The
Angel's Wings Shelter
Back
on the Path
Lots
of
Rhododendron Trees
The
Track Leads to the Sea
What's
Around this Corner
The
Old Cottage & Lime Kiln by the River at
Mouthmill
Lunch
on Mouthmill Beach
Close
up of Hawthorn Flowers Growing on one of the Wooden Post on the Steps
Reaching
the top of the Path Above Mouthmill Beach
Heading
Down Again on a Zig Zag to Becklands Water
A
Woodland Path
Looking
Back Across at the Zig Zag from the Other Side
Looking
at Mouthmill Beach
and the Natural Double Arch of Blackchurch Rock
Climbing
Higher
Above
Blackchurch Rock
Up
& Down Again
A
Pose on a Bridge
Out
of the Woods
Walking
on the Edge of Farmland on Brownsham Cliff
A
Pose on the Trig Point at Chapman Rock
Hartland
Point Radar Dome from above
Shipload Bay
The
Radar Dome Getting Nearer
Nearly
There
Looking
Down on Shipload Bay
At
Last Passing the Radar Dome at Hartland
Point
Car
Park at Hartland
Point
Lundy
Island & Hartland
Point Lighthouse
Down
More Steps
And
up More Steps
Arial
View of Hartland Quay
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Day 10 Wednesday 15th May 2019 Hartland Quay to Morwenstow |
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Leaving
Hartland Quay
Screda
Point
Heading
for St Catherine's Tor
Pink
Sea Thrift Growing in Abundance on the Cliffs
The
German Girls Set the Pace
Surfer
Looking for a Safe Entry into the Water
The
Germans Still Ahead
Still
Looking
Off
they Go (Won't see them again)
This
is a Pleasant Valley Walk for a Change
Looking
Back at Hartland Quay & the Radar Dome
The
Cliffs Ahead of us
Up
we go Again
Then
Down Again
Dropping
Down into Welcombe Mouth (not the Sort of Beach to go for a Swim)
Scarlet
Pimpernel Flowers Growing on the Steps
Easy
Does it
The
Stepping Stones on Strawberry Water
Over
we Go
A
Pose on the Stepping Stones
Looking
Back at Welcome Mouth
Ronald
Duncan's Hut (author, poet & playwright)
Heading
Down again
Looking
Down at the Bridge at Marsland Mouth
Surfer
at Marsland Mouth
Crossing
the Bridge
Goodbye
Devon
Hello
Cornwall
Looking across Marsland Mouth to Ronald Duncan's Hut
A
Flat bit of Cliff Path
Looking
Back at the Last Two Downs Welcome Mouth & Marsland Mouth
Down
again
Steady
on
Crossing
the Footbridge
Another
Pose on a Footbridge
Come
on
Keep up
Gull
Rock or with a bit more Imagination (Elephants Rock)
Looking
Back at Hartland Quay through the Haze
Another
Couple of up & downs then a Couple of Ciders in the Bush Inn Morwenstow
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Day 11 Friday 17th May 2019 Morwenstow to Bude |
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Heading
for the Coast Path from
Morwenstow
Dropping
Down into the Valley Tidna Shute
A
Quick Pose
A
Couple Climbing Out of the Valley
Heading
for Higher Sharpnose Point
Looking
North from Higher Sharpnose Point
Looking
South from Higher Sharpnose Point
The
Path into Tidna Shute
A
Disused Lookout Post
Bude
Just Visible in the Distance
The
Listening Station Getting Nearer
Still
Smiling on the Footbridge at Stanbury Mouth
Climbing
up out of Stanbury Mouth
GCHQ
Bude
Passing
the Listening Station
Bit
of Colour on a Damp Day
Climbing
a Wooden Stile
Where
does this Path go?
Easy
Does it
Lunch
on Duckpool Beach
Looking
Back Across Duckpool to Steeple Point
Come
on Keep up
Keep
Smiling
"Don't
Care What it Says we Don't Finish Here"
The
First and Only Cafe on Route so far this week at Sandy Mouth
A
Bit of Path Erosion
Looking
Back Towards the Listening Station
Looking
Down on Northcott Mouth
More
WW2 Tank
Traps on the Beach
Crooklets
Beach on the Outskirts of Bude
Passing
Beach Huts
The
Outdoor Pool at Bude
A
Pose at the End of Today's Walk
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Day 12 Friday 18th May 2019 Bude to Crackington Haven |
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Nanny
Moore's Bridge over the River Neet
Bude
Castle
Bude
Canal
Bude
Beach at Low Tide
Our
Car Parked Outside the Hotel on Summerleaze Crescent
Passing
the Lookout on Compass Point
Looking
Back at the Lookout on Compass Point and just Visible the Listening Station
from Yesterday
A
Pose on the Trig Point on Efford Beacon
Looking
Back at the Trig Point
Give
us a Smile
Lower
Longbeak from Higher Longbeak
Looking
North from Higher Longbeak
The
Pile of Stones on Lower Longbeak
The
Way Ahead
A
Nice Popular Cliff Walk to Widemouth Bay
Widemouth
Bay
Looking
North
Looking
South
Lifeguards
and Dogwalkers on the Beach
WW2 Tank
Traps on the Southern end of Widemouth Bay
Looking
Back to Widemouth Bay
To
the Road
Mirror
Mirror on the Wall
Nearly
at the Top of Penhalt Cliff
Looking
Back to Widemouth Bay from Penhalt Cliff
Heading
Down into Millook
Looking
Down on Millook
Haven
The
Cliff Path Down into Millook
A
Man Looking at the Cliffs from the Beach at Millook
Close
up of the Chevron Folded Strata at the Base of the Cliffs
Climbing
out of Millook
Back
on the Path
You
Don't see that Everyday
The
Weather Looks to be Clearing up
Pushing
the Trig Point over at Dizzard Point
Entering
Dizzard Wood
Into
the Woods
Looking
Down on to the Beach at Scrade
Heading
Down
The
Tea Ladies Having a Break and Watching us Descend
Steady
on
Just
a Few of the 180 Steps Down
The
Footbridge at the Bottom of Scrade
Big
Steps Uphill
The
Tea Ladies near the Top
A
Very Worn Path
Looking
Back Across the Valley
Climbing
up the Other side
Keep
Going
Come
on
A
Close up of the Sunlight Catching GCHQ Bude from Yesterday
Down
Again
Crossing
the Footbridge above Cleave Strand then a Short Uphill
A
Flat Bit
Approaching
Castle Point
The
Last Footbridge and the Last uphill this Week
Climbing
out of the Cleave Valley
All
Downhill now to Crackington Haven
A
Couple of Ciders at the End of this Weeks Walk in the Coombe Barton Inn at
Crackington Haven
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