20180623 Fowey – Looe

Date: 20180623

Time: 9:50 – 16:45

Distance: 21.8 km

Stay: Bridgeside Guesthouse, Looe

Walk

Today I walk to Looe, where Ada, the kids and I went on holiday in 2009. But first I have to take the ferry from Fowey to Polruan. This goes fortunately every 15 minutes and when I arrive at the quay, it is already coming.

Then it goes to Polperro. It goes up and down to Polperro and occasionally quite steep.
They are making a fence around a meadow. One of the workers warns me to stay on the path because otherwise I get stuck. The route through the meadow seems indeed easier, but at the top the fence is already finished and you can indeed not get back to the path.

Polperro is again such a village that you only see at the last minute. An ideal opportunity for a break, there is a life band on a stage. So the break will be in the neighborhood in the pub so that I can hear the music, I go for the Blue Peter Inn. A good beer and life music.

If I go further, I run into a procession. Everyone dressed as a pirate, a kind of brass band in the front and even more musicians at the back. I wait until they have passed and then go on again.

From Polperro I take Reubens Walk as an alternative to the Coast Path. That goes a bit closer to the coast and also comes closer to the mini lighthouse that is here.
Then it goes to Talland Bay. We were here at the time. We then walked the Coast Path from Looe to Talland Bay and then went back inland. Unfortunately, everything was closed in Talland Bay last time. That is not the case now, there are quite some people. But hey, what do you want, it is Saturday, summer and good weather.

From Talland Bay to Looe is a nice relaxed walk. It takes a while, but then Looe Island comes into view. Then I walk into Looe. Through the suburb and then on to the center.

In the center I grab a pint at The Harbor Moon Inn. Here we also ended in 2009 after our walk. We also ate here. The kids wanted a hamburger, but there was only cheeseburger on the menu. So I ordered three cheeseburger without the cheese …

Weather

Another sunny day, nice walking weather.

Lyric of the day

Today it is again the 23^rd, therefore a lyric for Ada. Although she is not a true Black Sabbath fan (understatement), I hope she can appreciate the great text. Here is Symptom Of The Universe:

Take me through the centuries to supersonic years
Electrifying enemy is drowning in his tears
All I have to give you is a love that never dies
The symptom of the universe is written in your eyes

Yeah

Mother Moon—she’s calling me back to her silver womb
Father of creation takes me from my stolen tomb
Seventh Advent unicorn is waiting in the skies
A symptom of the universe, a love that never dies

Yeah

Take my hand, my child of love, come step inside my tears
Swim the magic ocean I’ve been crying all these years
With our love we’ll ride away into eternal skies
A symptom of the universe, a love that never dies

Yeah

Woman, child of love’s creation, come and step inside my dreams
In your eyes I see no sadness, you are all that loving means
Take my hand and we’ll go riding through the sunshine from above
We’ll find happiness together in the summer skies of love

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