Date: 20180619
Time: 9:20 – 16:50
Distance: 28.5 km ( + 6.1 km ferry)
Stay: Carradale, Portloe
Walk
I start today with a walk around Pendennis and then through the center of Falmouth to the Prince of Wales Pier. That is still 4.5 kilometers before I am at the ferry.
At the Spar I replenish my water supply and then I am just in time for the 10:15 ferry.
The first ferry goes from Falmouth to St Mawes. There I have to wait 20 minutes (coffee!) And then I continue with a smaller ferry (not much more than a motor boat) to Place Creek.
After all this boating, I can finally continue with the Coast Path. Today it is easy to do, well walkable paths and not too much vegetation on the path. The Cost Path goes a lot through meadows today and there is always enough space.
After a while I meet Jonnie Seaside. I have met him on the Coast Path before, he has a didgeridoo with him. We chat a bit and he plays for me and explains what circular breading is, inhaling through the nose and, at the same time, exhaling through the mouth. You have to be able to do that to play continuously.
During the last few kilometers, it is a little harder with a few steep slopes around Nare Head, but nothing that really bothers me.
On some days you can already see the final destination from afar, sometimes even days before. Today is not such a day. Only if I have to walk less than half a kilometer, I can see Portloe. Another small stretch and then a pint at The Lugger (because the Ship Inn is closed).
Weather
Cloudy, dry and a pleasant temperature.
Lyric of the day
Two ferries today, that’s why today’s lyrics are written by Brian Ferry for his band Roxy Music, here is Virginia Plain:
Make me a deal and make it straight
All signed and sealed, I’ll take it
To Robert E. Lee I’ll show it
I hope and pray he don’t blow it ’cause
We’ve been around a long time just try try try tryin’ to
Make the big time…
Take me on a roller coaster
Take me for an airplane ride
Take me for a six days wonder but don’t you
Don’t you throw my pride aside besides
What’s real and make believe
Baby Jane’s in Acapulco We are flyin’ down to Rio
Throw me a line I’m sinking fast
Clutching at straws can’t make it
Havana sound we’re trying hard edge the hipster jiving
Last picture shows down the drive-in
You’re so sheer you’re so chic
Teenage rebel of the week
Flavours of the mountain steamline
Midnight blue casino floors
Dance the cha-cha through till sunrise
Open up exclusive doors oh wow!
Just like flamingos look the same
So me and you, just we two got to search for something new
Far beyond the pale horizon
Some place near the desert strand
Where my Studebaker takes me
That’s where I’ll make my stand but wait
Can’t you see that Holzer mane’
What’s her name Virginia Plain
