Day 27 Hartland Quay to Bude

This is to be our longest day, 24 km with a few ups and downs.

There is some confusion at breakfast, which starts later than we would like.

Our early start is somewhat delayed as a consequence.

Have climbed out of at Harland Quay, which is at sea level, the Way then levels out and is quite easy for about the next eight km or so, past interesting places like Speke’s Mill Mouth, St Catherine’s Tor, Longpeak AND then starts the descent into mouth and then the climb out of the mouths.

A mouth by the way is the entry point of a stream into the ocean, usually down a steep walled valley.

Knee breaking descents into Welcombe Mouth, Yeo Mouth, Marshland Mouth and so on.

Knee crunchers down, and quad breakers up.

Welcombe Mouth

Some have awful steps that are just too high for comfort and they are exhausting!

We pass a huge radar installation, which I photograph, until we get to the fence where there is a sign stating “No Photographs”.

Then come Duckpool, Sandy Mouth, Northcot Mouth until finally we get into Bude.

To the Globe for a beer, then find out B and B which, as it happens is about 200m from an Indian Restaurant!

We ae pretty tired, however have to do some laundry, so head off to a laundrette we saw on our way. It’s closed.

Our host offers to do it for us. An offer we gratefully accept.

Dinner at the Indian was a great success, with chicken madras and chicken Balti the choices, washed down with an acceptable Australian red.

Then back to our digs for a well-earned sleep, punctuated by Jo sniffing, blowing and coughing, in roughly equal parts.