Distance - 5 Miles
Geocaches - 5
Walk Inspiration - AA 1001 Walks - Walk 29
In today's walk, we do the inland section across Carnyorth Common first. The thought process is that by saving the coastal section last, we may have a chance to get Guide Dog Abi in training clean before entering the pub.
We leave Pendeen, passing our quarry, the North Inn and turning left up past the church and into the wilds. A first geocache hunt is met with the sound that no middle aged cacher wants to hear.
"What are you two looking for?"
Usually I lie and say nothing, but Mrs M believes honesty to be the best policy and tells. I expect my second Cornish row of the week but our interloper simply says "I know where the treasure is", in a accent that he was born to deliver.
Pressure on, as he leans on his fence and watches my fruitless hunting until he takes pity by offering a hint and then getting bored and telling me exactly where it is.
Log signed and we continue, first to Carn Kenidjack and then huge aerial at Carn Bean.
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| Looking back over Pendeen from a Geocaching GZ |
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| Carn Kenidjack |
Regardless of weather reports, or the actual weather when you leave base, it would appear that no Cornish walk is complete unless it rains. Today is no exception and we get a good dousing, just as we complete arguably the most spectacular part.
From Botallack to Levant, we pass through several mine workings. In nicer conditions, I would have made more of an effort with the plentiful geocaches available. It's either raining too hard, or goretex clad ramblers are hiding out at the GZs.
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| Botallack Mines |
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| Coming through to Levant |
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| More Mines |
Like all good plans, our post walk clean up operation on the dog came to nothing. We are on high cliffs and don't get close to sea.
We're keen for a Good Beer Guide Tick, so Abi gets a surprisingly effective four handed, rub down with two towels.
If only there was someone who could return the favour to us.
We have to enter the North Inn soggy.
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| North Inn, when the sun was out |
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| And when the rains came down on our arrival |
Thoughts of lunch are dashed, as the chef works only in the evening. No worries, we are simply delighted to find a pub open all year round, including lunch times and it's always a bonus when the bread is delivered by a white bearded local who has been an extra in all 5 series of Poldark.
Besides, Pendeen has a chipper we can take advantage of later.
We huddle around the log burner that our barlady is valiantly trying to get going, just as the sun comes back out, streams through the window and illuminates my Proper Job like the nectar it is.
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| Definitely a Proper Job |
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