20180603 Newquay – Perranporth

Date: 20180603

Time: 9:50 – 15:20

Distance: 21.5 km

Stay: The Seiners Arms, Perranporth

Walk

The first challenge today is to cross the Gannel. There are a number of options. The easiest is the ferry, which leaves near my hotel. Then there are two bridges, which may or may not be under water, depending on the tide. Since I already walked part of today’s route to arrive at my hotel, today’s route is very short. So I go for one of the bridges. The first bridge is under water. So I try the next one (about a mile further). This bridge is passable and after crossing the Gannel, it goes back along that same Gannel. When I am back at the first bridge, I see that it is still under water.

I continue on the Coast Path. Because I have enough time and the route is not too long, I make a small detour to walk through Crantock, also for a cup of coffee. I am too early, the pub opens at 12:00. So a round around the church (literally), where a service is being held.

Around the church, how surprising, is a cemetery. After that I wait for a while on the terrace and sort some thing out for Gerben. He leaves for Rome tonight.

And then it is 12:00, coffee 🙂 I enjoy my coffee on the terrace and then it goes on. Although I have already walked a number of miles, I have walked almost nothing of today’s route.

First I walk a bit over the beach, not the last time today, and then it goes up again for a regular stretch of Coast Path, above the cliffs. At the bottom the rock formations and the beaches alternate and before I know it I am almost at my final destination. The last part is also crossing the beach, the Perran Sands. This is a very wide (at least at low tide) and long beach. There are remarkably few people on this beach, probably because it is difficult to reach. After I have walked about a mile over this beach, I end up on a busier section. Here is also a good access to the beach and a lifeguard.

It goes up one more time and immediately down again and I am on Perranporth Beach (I could have stayed on the beach, but then I would have missed that last climb :-)). My hotel, the Seiners Arms, is located on this beach.

Arriving at my hotel, the first time this trip something goes wrong. They can’t find my reservation. My luggage is delivered, so that is not a problem. Fortunately they have a room and I get a family room (1x double bed and 1x bunk bed). Space enough.
Tomorrow they will contact Encouter Walking. I am confident that this will be sorted out.

Weather

It was once again great walking weather, sunny and occasionally cloudy. Good temperature. When I walked up Perran Sands, a few drops fell, but they already evaporated before they hit something.

Lyric of the day

The beginning of today was dominated by the river, the Gannel. That’s why today we have the great version of Led Zeppelin of Traveling Riverside Blues (probably by now it becomes clear what my favorite band is):

Asked sweet mama, Let me be her kid
She said, “You might get hurt if you don’t keep it hid”

Well I know my baby, If I see her in the dark
I said I know my rider, If I see her in the dark

Now, I goin’ to Rosedale, Take my rider by my side
Still barrelhouse, If it’s on the riverside, yeah
I know my baby, Lord, I said, “is really sloppy drunk”
I know my mama, Lord, a brownskin, but she ain’t no plum

See my baby, tell her, Tell her hurry home
Had no lovin’, since my baby been gone
See my baby, Tell hurry on home
I ain’t had, Lord, my right mind, Since my rider’s been gone

Hey, she promises, She’s my rider
I wanna tell you, She’s my rider
I know you’re mine, She’s my rider
She ain’t but sixteen, But she’s my rider

I’m goin’ to Rosedale, Take my rider by side
Anybody argue with me man, I’ll keep them satisfied
Well, see my baby, tell her, Tell her the shape I’m in
Ain’t had no lovin’, Lord, since you know when

Spoken: Why don’t you come into my kitchen

She’s a kindhearted lady. She studies evil all the time
She’s a kindhearted woman. She studies evil all the time

Squeeze my lemon ’til the juice runs down my leg
Squeeze it so hard, I’ll fall right out of bed
Squeeze my lemon, ’til the juice runs down my leg

Spoken: I wonder if you know what I’m talkin’ about

Oh, but the way that you squeeze it girl
I swear I’m gonna fall right out of bed

She’s a good rider
She’s my kindhearted lady
I’m gonna take my rider by my side
I said her front teeth are lined with gold
She’s gotta mortgage on my body, got a lien on my soul
She’s my brownskin sugar plum…

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