The Energetic Diabetic

The weather forecasters were indeed correct about today. The rain started hammering down on the van around 10pm last night and didn't let up. We were relatively sheltered from the wind but you could tell it was 'gusty.' My first seven miles were inland fr…

Never trust the weather forecast: anticipating rain and strong winds, I left Mawgan Porth just before 8.30 wrapped up to fight the elements. By 9.30 the skies were cloudless and there was what might be descibed as a light breeze blowing. A couple of layers soon went …

Great to have some company on today's stretch to Mawgan Porth, with my local nephews Jack and Thomas joining me. They set a good pace, too, and we we were soon turning the miles over with quite a bit of beach and sand dune walking. In fact, we made such good time…

I'd seen the weather forecast and then heard it come to fruition as the rain hammered down on the motorhome roof overnight. With winds c25mph, discretion was the better part of valour and I decided to stick to the road that runs along side the coast path to Portr…

Today's route was from Zennor to Gwithian, taking in St Ives along the way. It was glorious sunshine all the way, without a breath of wind. I was ridiculously overdressed which led to me carrying half a wardrobe in my rucksack. Within half a mile of leaving Zennor,…

I did have some concerns about falling at the first hurdle, so it was a relief to cross the day-one finishing line at Zennor. I was about 90 mins later than anticipated due to the rocky and wet terrain making for slow going but was pleased that a family welcoming commi…