Tremarne Hotel set us up for a fairly short but challenging day.
Mevagissey Harbour
It was windy and wet when we walked down Polkirt Hill again to the Harbour.
Walked around the harbour and climbed up with a good view.
Even on a grey day the harbour looked colourful with the flags out for Feast Week.
Many people along the way had warned us that yesterday's walk to Mevagissey was going to be horrendous but we found it to be fairly reasonable and were thinking that today's walk from Mevagissey would be similar.
That optimism faded after the first half hour of constant steep climbing and descending.
The Wet Look
Looking back to Mevagissey
Negotiating a route around and through them was tricky enough but just as we were getting to the gate there was this huge bull in the middle of them.
I never knew that Jo could run faster than Usain Bolt.
In Pentewan village we passed a pretty cafe with balloons and bunting out so we stopped in.
There were no other customers on this dismal morning but the new owners (mother and daughter) of the Little Bay Café helped to brighten the day and had a good chuckle at our bull experience.
They were celebrating National Cream Tea Day so we felt obliged to indulge.
I must remember to promote national hug a plumber day next year.
More hills and then out to (another) Black Head.
This headland has a commanding position over the bays and was a stone age, bronze age and Roman fort, (lots of grassy bumps etc).
These days it's a popular spot for pagans because the ley lines are very strong.
We were told you would feel the vibrations in your feet.
I could definitely feel a throbbing.
Wet and windy on Black Head
The steep hills and cliffs just kept on coming.
The path moved inland slightly into Ropehaven Woods where the signs disappeared but there were several possible paths.
I checked the guide book that stated this could be a difficult way to follow.
So put up some SIGNS !
It wasn't much better at Porthpean beach where the steps up are obscured from view with no signage.
Charlestown
If you like your hotel room small, dingey and stuffy with carpet and furnishings in brown, beige and various shades of vomit then the Pier House Hotel is just the place for you.
The room was so warm that we had to have the window open that was a few feet away from the enormous noisy and smelly extract duct from the kitchen.
The extract fan ran all night and was still too loud with the window shut.
Couldn't sleep at all and went to reception at 6.30 to get moved to another room.
Not happy.
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