Geocaches - 3
Walk Inspiration - Jarrold Pathfinder Cornwall, Walk 13
Pub - The Bush Inn, Morwentsow, St Austell's HSD
Got to love the UK. Yesterday's walk was completed under the most photo friendly blue skies. Today, we awake to what the Scot's call "Dreich". Grey Skies, rain in the wind.
It's not everyday that I am in Cornwall, so the opportunity to complete another coastal walk cannot be missed. My two potential walking partners bail. Mrs Mappiman has not packed waterproofs. The 13 year old labradoodle was never going to manage two walks on the bounce.
So I head off for a drive from Marhamchurch to Morwenstow that can only be described as thrilling. Miles of single track lanes where the hedges are 6ft either side. Gradients that I felt even a BMW X5 was going to struggle with.
It was an understatement to say that I was relieved when arriving at Morwenstow Church - even if all available parking had gone. A retrace of the last 1/4 mile and I find myself parking on a green outside a 13th Century pub.
Serendipity is my favourite word in the English Language.
Quick look at the Church and then off for a couple of caches on the path to the coast.
Vicar was a famous opium smoker. We will come back to the Church later in the Blog. |
Vicarage Cliffs |
The Roller-coaster starts as I fall off the end of the World |
It's a puff and a pant up a cliff, quickly followed by a treacherously slippy descent back down. This continues until Cornakey Cliffs, where the sea has re-claimed a section.
Diversion Ahead at Gull's Rock and the Devil's Hole |
At other farmhouses, Cornish route finding is provided by friendly farmers.
Simple Enough? |
The guide details some of the history of the Church. As well as our Druggie Vicar, Rev Hawker, the churchyard is famous for the many graves of lost sailors. One particular mass grave for the crew of the Caledonia that ran aground in 1842 is marked "Unknown, yet well known".
I would have been interested in seeking this out, instead, I find myself taking photos of the final resting place of a Mr Dick Trick.
When will I grown up?
Mr Dick Trick |
Say goodbye to Morwenstow Church |
And what a gem of a place. Unchanged on the inside, retaining its old farmhouse feel. Also, incredibly popular and three deep at the bar with hungry families ordering lunch and stopping me getting at my HSD reward.
Finally broke through the hoards to claim my reward |
Unchanged inside for centuries |
The Bush - a 13th Century Boozer - Rain on Camera Lens |
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