Day 3, 26th September.
A lot of rain overnight but it had turned showery by the morning.
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Falmouth harbour in the morning
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I had a small disaster in the morning when I got on the wrong ferry and ended up in Flushing, a nice little place but I had to take the next ferry back so had to catch the boat to St Mawes three-quarters of an hour later than intended.
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| The crossing to Place |
There are actually two ferries to take, the main one to St Mawes and a little one across the creek to Place, or St Anthony.
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| Stone Coffin |
The day started easily with fairly level walking past St Mary's church and around
St Anthony's head with great views of Falmouth harbour.
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| Looking across to Falmouth |
As far as Portscatho it was good walking at the edge of the cliffs mostly on paths in the grass fields.
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| Typical path |
After Portscatho there was rather more up and down to Gerrans Bay, a low sandy section before the rough stuff started.
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| Tougher coastline approaching Nare Head |
Porthluney Cove is all privately owned by Caerhays Castle and seems to be designed for outdoor weddings!
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You can see why it could make a good wedding background |
It was getting late as I struggled up and down towards Dodmans Point.
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| The view back towards Nare Head |
It was very windy at Dodman Head as I looked for a suitable spot to camp with a group of Dartmoor ponies watching.
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| The giant cross on Dodmans Head |
I found some shelter but unfortunately the wind changed direction during the night.
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A bit of shelter
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18 miles 1100 meters ascent.
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