Finally I got out of Plymouth with no ice stopping me. The first order of the day was to catch the ferry to Mount Edgecumbe, this was a splendid ferry with the added bonus of a coffee shop near the jetty.I landed in Cornwall after a ten minute trip then I set off on the…

I packed my tent up in the dark as I had to be at Popes Quay Noss at 7:30am ready for Paul to collect me in his boat. The early morning start was due to needing the tide. I sat on a cold pier in Noss and at exactly 7:30am Paul arrived with the news…

The first order of the day after breakfast was to get to the river Erme within an hour of low tide so I could wade across it.Having got there at 10:30am I was faced with a lot less water than the day before but not looking any warmer.I was given two different locations to cross…

Having left my pheasant filled campsite , I headed towards Kingsbridge. A lovely lady with two excitable spaniels took me on a shortcut to the village. Having bid her goodbye outside the village , I discovered she’d phoned ahead and her husband was waiting to give me a donation.I then found I could take another…

This was a long day leaving Salcombe and getting to the Avon which due to the absence of ferries I had to divert round to find a bridge.Once out of Salcombe the countryside turned wild and rocky . There were old Devon walls made from vertical teeth of stones dwarfed by the rocky outcrops all…

The wind was blowing so hard when I packed my tent in the morning that making breakfast would have been very tricky. So I decided to walk along the path for an hour or two until I found a sheltered spot.The spot whilst sheltered was quite busy so I had chats with several walkers who…

The road out of Dartmouth was quite busy with walkers and runners , most of whom didn’t climb up to the castle as I did.From there the path rose and fell sharply but then left the coast as I wandered down very narrow country lanes to Stoke Fleming, some lunch at the Green Dragon fortified…

The day started with a downhill walk into Brixham where I had breakfast at the Tidal cafe in the harbour.This was very obviously a local cafe with an assortment of workmen and fishermen getting breakfast and coffee.The principle subject of conversation was the general unfairness of having your fishing boat inspected and resultant fines for…

Today was a walk along the English Riviera, Torquay and Paignton. Another session of hills gave me some views across Torbay and appetite for a Wetherspoons breakfast. Then a thick layer of cloud came down dimming the light and reducing the Riviera atmosphere.The path wound its way along cliffs along the bay, going in and…

The day started well with a lovely misty autumn morning and the discovery of Teign Bean Coffee about 400 yards from my campsite where they treated me to a bacon butty.Today was going to be a long walk to Babbacombe , about 17 miles as the ferry wasn’t running at Teignmouth, adding on a mile…