10 miles walked today
1030 miles walked in total (10.618 average)
We decided to have a lay in this morning after yesterday's exertions so we didn't leave the flat until nine o'clock.
Karen had very kindly offered to drive me to the ferry point so I could carry on from where we finished yesterday and she then drove round to Wembury car park to meet me. And, because we were finishing in Plymouth and weren't too sure of where to park, we only took one car today.
So I strode out this morning at ten o'clock in the thick mist - I heard the boats' sirens, but couldn't see a thing. And, according to my guide book, the views over Newton Ferrers, Newton Creek and the River Yealm are splendid - I'd missed a treat.
Although very cloudy and foggy, it got very warm and I strode into Wembury at eleven o'clock in my teeshirt with my fleece tied around my middle to meet Karen. We discarded fleeces then and went for a cup of tea in the cafe where people were gathering for a beach clean, one of many going on in Devon and Cornwall this weekend.
The walking was great when we finally started - very easy going and, in fact, I had my sandals on all day. It wasn't long before we mentally crossed off the coves en route and headed round to Bovisand Fort where we had to climb to walk round to Jennycliff Bay and down to Mount Batten Point where we jumped on the ferry over to Sutton Harbour. We walked over a huge plaque on the ground at Jennycliff, saying "Welcome to Plymouth. Please wipe your feet." Brilliant!
From the harbour, it was a short stretch to Plymouth Hoe and the lighthouse - we still didn't have much of a view over Plymouth Sound as the sun hadn't come out yet.
We walked down towards the Cremyll ferry, but had a break for lunch at the Plymouth Pavilion, a theatre which was hosting an Ideal Home Exhibition this weekend.
It was all residential pavement pounding to get to the ferry point which was quite grim and tough on the feet. But at least the sun came out for a while then, so it wasn't as depressing as it could have been.
It's been a great weekend - Karen and I have certainly covered some miles and I'm now ready to set off around Cornwall, my next county.
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