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Woolacombe to Braunton. Day 5
The day started with breakfast in a 60′s diner – the dining room at The Rocks Hotel was a real surprise as we went in to start the day! We left Martin & Wendy’s at 9.30 and made our way to the...
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Braunton to Instow. Day 6
Today was a very straight forward route march. 13 miles mostly along the old Barnstaple to Ilfracombe Railway now part of the Tarka Trail and cycle route so dodging bikes became the sport of the day....
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Instow to Westward Ho! Day 7
A grey start to the day as we left The Wayfairer after breakfast. There was an immediate choice of following the path down the estuary or taking the ferry to Appledore and going on to Westward Ho! We...
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Westward Ho! to Clovelly. Day 8
After a good evening (and meal!) in Westward Ho! It was back to the ups and downs of the coastal path today with 11 miles to go to Clovelly. The path initially follows the WH to Bideford railway before...
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Clovelly to Hartland Quay. Day 9
An “easy” 10 .5 miles today as welcomed friends from the Sidmouth Strollers, Chris, Sue, Barry and Michelle who joined us for the walk to Hartland Quay. Once out of the village it was a steady climb to...
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Hartland Quay to Bude. Day10
Today was the second longest at 15.5 miles and comes the day before the longest walk! We left the hotel after an early breakfast and said goodbye to Chris and Sue who were going back to Sidmouth. Barry...
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Bude to Boscastle. Day 11
Today was definitely the hardest day of the two weeks! 16.5 miles wit a total ascent of 5100 feet. Over the two days we have walked 32 miles with a total ascent of 9300 feet, or to put in perspective 3...
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Boscastle to Port Isaac. Day 12
We had our breakfast in the Riverside Hotel watching the rain beat down and discussing the start time and the types of wet weather gear to be used or carried. As we got ready to leave, the rain stopped...
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Port Isaac to Padstow. Day 13
Dave Hedges and Mollie the dog joined us at breakfast time this morning, so the original 7 men and a dog were back together. They will be walking with us until the end of the walk on Friday. We set off...
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Padstow to Porthcothan. The Final Day
The 14th Day began with weather warnings for heavy rain. But the sky looked OK as we had breakfast. By the time we were ready to leave Padstow the rain had started so on went the wet weather gear and...
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Combe Martin to Woolacombe. Day 4
Technical note: Slow wifi tonight so photos to follow. NOW UPDATED I know some people have had issues making comments because of the code system used to check the posts being submitted. It seems to...
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