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Walked 30.3.1997: Ascent
1561 ft : Descent 1644 ft : Distance 5.68 miles: 4¼ hrs |
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Today was Easter Saturday and our 2nd walking anniversary,
also the clocks had gone forward, and we thought that if we met
early there wouldn't be so many people in the car park at Lamorna.
WRONG!
All the way down to Lamorna the roads were busy and the car
park in the little cove was jammed packed when we arrived there.
We had never seen so many people and dogs gathered together;
apparently there was a dog sponsored walk to Mousehole and back.
We parked right up the far end out of the way and waited for
John and Dot to arrive. Later we beat our way through the car
park and along the road to Porthcurno. This village was not so
busy although there were a couple of coaches we still could park
anywhere.
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Looking
towards The Minack past Logan Rock.
The
Coastpath can be seen (steeply) in the foreground |
The day was very sunny and there was only a slight breeze.
Off we went straight up a steep climb to the top where we had
a spectacular view over the white beach to the Minack Theatre
on the other side, where we could see the coach parties visiting.
The seas here are turquoise blue and very calm. There were a
few fishing boats out at sea and we saw an Irish ferry further
out in the channel. The path levelled out and we walked past
the headland with the Logan stone on it and then down to Penberth.
We walked across the stream, over the slipway past the fishing
boats tied up on the cobbles then past a row of lovely cottages
and climbed up the other side again. Lots of people passed us
by, and in front of us were a long line of people striding out.
We were so hot by now we were in T shirts and wished that we
had brought our shorts.
We walked by banks of daffodils and early flowering shrubs
and bees were everywhere. We climbed up a particularly steep
slope and at the top was a large flat area. Colin reached it
first and sat down followed by Dot, then the crowd of walkers
sat down. When John and Helen got there the place looked like
a service station! We had our cakes with candles on and they
stayed lit longer than last year.
Soon we were alone but not for long! A head popped up over
the edge of the cliff about 6' away - it was a rock climber.
He asked Colin and Dot to move away from the rock they were leaning
on, so that he could use it as an anchor for his ropes. He then
proceeded to shout instructions over the edge. We were there
for at least half an hour but no one ever appeared. When we left
we told him we were disappointed not to see his friend!
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Penberth:
As you can see, the cliff is high here.
Our
picnic spot - and our visitor |
We soon dropped down into a lovely wooded valley called St.
Loy, where there was a beautiful house by the waters' edge with
a lovely garden. The path wound over a stream and onto the beach
which was made up of rocks; we clambered over these and met the
path again. Some people were swimming and several were sunbathing.
The valley was beautiful, birds were singing and the daffodils
were everywhere. We carried on up to Boscawen Point and sat in
the sun for a while, we noticed a heat haze over the fields.
We went on past lots of little cottages clinging to the side
of the hill. We tried to pick out Derek Tangye's house but weren't
sure which one it was.
As we got near to Lamorna the path turned very rocky and
we had to climb over the boulders as there was no path here.
We rounded a rocky headland climbing over the rocks, and finally
jumping down, there was the car! The path came out on the car
park from behind a boulder, it was hidden from view when we parked
the car. We stood and watched the lifeboat in the harbour for
a few minutes before we left the still full car park and drove
back to an equally full up Porthcurno. Later in the evening we
all realised we had sunburn in March! This had been one of the
most enjoyable walks we have done so far.
Looking
towards Lamorna from Tater du
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Admiring
the beauty of St Loy
The
sheltered bay of St Loy from Boscawen Point
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