Princeton, May 27, 2025 Sue and I are answering the siren call of the Southwest Coast Path for the fifth time. This walk, from Padstow to St. Ives in Cornwall, will put us just over half of the 630 mile total distance. And our merry band continues to grow: we’re joined this time by theContinue reading “Back in the saddle again”
Category Archives: Cornwall Coast Path 2025
Living like a prince
London, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 We could easily become fans of Virgin Atlantic. Yesterday evening, we had dinner and a glass of wine at the American Express lounge, and after a moment of regret at scheduling a flight so late in the night (departure was 11:30 PM), we were soon aboard our flight to London.Continue reading “Living like a prince”
What’s a trip to England without a garden?
London and Kew, Thursday, May 29, 2025 After a quick croissant and coffee at our local French cafe, we headed for the District Line, which brought us to the little train station a couple of blocks from the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. This would be our fourth visit over the years, but there isContinue reading “What’s a trip to England without a garden?”
Off to Padstow
London and Padstow, Friday, May 30, 2025 We met the crew at Paddington and were soon aboard our train bound for Cornwall. Six of us were in a clump around two tables, with conversation flowing back and forth…until we all took a snooze. We were at our destination, Bodmin Parkway, in less than four hours.Continue reading “Off to Padstow”
Beyond the Doom Bar
Padstow to Harlyn Bay, 8 miles, Saturday, May 31, 2025 After a cooked breakfast (mercifully enough, The Old Custom House serves half of the full English, although they call it a “child’s English”), here’s the whole crew ready to take on the path. The path was crowded with walkers: a few long distance types, butContinue reading “Beyond the Doom Bar”
The Wind and the Waves
Harlyn Bay to Mowgan Porth, 12.13 miles, Sunday, June 1, 2025 Not to pull any punches: this was probably the most spectacular coastline we’ve walked in our more than 300 miles along the coast path. As we left Harlyn Bay, the skies were grey and the wind was fierce. But Harlyn Bay was still gorgeous.Continue reading “The Wind and the Waves”
Cornwall Old and New
Mawgan Porth to Newquay, 8 miles, Monday, June 2, 2025 Note to my readers: I’ve gotten some comments on the color variation between images. These pages contain images from four generations of iPhone sensors and lenses and my little Leica crop-sensor camera; some are jpegs and some are RAW images; and they’re processed in bothContinue reading “Cornwall Old and New”
Rest Day!
Newquay, Tuesday, June 2, 2025 We’re doing something we’ve never done on these walks: not walking! We aren’t quite halfway, but Newquay seemed best suited to a day of lolling about. I wrote that this morning in anticipation of a day of lolling about. Which of course turned out otherwise. While three of the womenContinue reading “Rest Day!”
Bird that never wert!
Newquay to St. Agnes, 14 miles, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 To wit: I saw my first skylark above Perran Sands! We started our day by crossing the low tide bridge over the Gannel once again. We were soon walking through the dunes above Crantock Beach. The path from here to Pentire Point West is aContinue reading “Bird that never wert!”
A Day of Ups and Downs
St. Agnes to Portreath, 10.6 miles, Thursday, June 5, 2025 After an excellent breakfast at the Driftwood Spars, we posed for our usual launch photo. We then set out up a narrow lane toward the clifftops. This is the view looking out over Trevaunance Cove. We were soon off the lane and ascending steeply toContinue reading “A Day of Ups and Downs”