4/6/12 - 16 Legs, the coast and a castle

Distance - 4 Miles
Geocaches - 1
Walk From - First half of a Jarrrold Cornwall Walk

Yesterday
Family Reading recreate the olympics by organising any number of sporting activity.  Quick Cricket - the game of kings.  They don't even let the rain stop them - it just adds to Rocket's ability to slide tackle teenagers.  Family Onions have made good use of their list for packing.... Wet Suits and Surf boards I can understand, but guitar tuners and ludo maybe could have been left at Trevithick.

As night falls, we shelter from the elements under an awning.  A new cockatil is created that the ladies love.  We will call it the "Dark Frenchie".  But you will never catch me drinking Hot Chocolate and Brandy when there is a single malt going.  Not sure how many more Isle of Juras that Rocket had, but when he calls for us on today's walk, his opening line is that "he doesn't remember going to bed".  Xy does.  It was 6:30pm when she put on the bottom half of her pantomime outfit and disappeared.

The Walk

Boswinger to Caerhays Castle

Sun is shining today.  Fantastic.  We have company, as the Rockets and Luca come along with us and Molly.  Nice steep drop down from the campsite at Boswinger to pick up the coast path at Hemmick Beach.

Ebony and Ivory.  Perfect Harmony.

Xy's gone looking for Luca's Stick.

Another classic stretch of Cornish Coastal walking as we head west.  Usual fantastic views and steep climbs and drops.  We quickly realise that Xy doesn't like cows.  We find this strange as her night time attire are half cow.  A few shrieks as we head through the first field and the inquisitive youngsters express an interest in us.

First and only cache is half way along our coastal route.  Nice find by a big rock with tremedous views.

Ladies Man

The highlight of the walk is as we drop steeply to Portlune Cove.  There is a lovely beach and a Caerhays castle in the background.  A perfect spot.

Britain at its best

As we climb through the grounds, Rocket spots the sheep and needs to get Luca on the lead.  He shouts Xy and informs her of the hazard.  Xy replies that "Oh don't worry, I am fine with sheep".  Good job, otherwise she would be going on the lead as well.

The original walk is 7 miles and inolves inland walking through Goran Haven and back around the coast at Dodman Point.  All the talk of breakfast curtails the full walk, so we find a handy short cut back to the campsite.

The second half can be saved for another day.