{"id":1141,"date":"2018-05-24T21:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T19:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prikanowski.nl\/swcp\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2018-05-31T20:59:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T18:59:55","slug":"20180524-westward-ho-clovelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devoortsoftware.nl\/swcp\/20180524-westward-ho-clovelly\/","title":{"rendered":"20180524 Westward Ho! – Clovelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date: 20180524<\/p>\n

Time:\u00a09:20 – 14:55<\/p>\n

Distance: 21.0 km<\/p>\n

Stay:\u00a0New Inn Hotel, Clovelly<\/p>\n

Walk<\/h4>\n

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After a day of rest, the next stage is up, from Westward Ho! to Clovelly. It is going up and down again today, not as bad as the first few days, but still.<\/p>\n

Before I leave, I first replete my water supply in Westward Ho !. On an average walking day, I easily need 5 bottles of water (half a liter). That means that at the beginning of the day I have a much heavier backpack than later in the day \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"\"After a relaxed part immediately after Westward Ho! it is really going up and down again and up and down … So a typical Coast Path route. All in all it is manageable. What really helps is that after the last big climb the descent is very gradual. That descent goes via the Hobby Drive, a road to Clovelly which used to be a toll road. The road is called that way because building the road was a hobby for Sir James Hamlyn Williams.
\n\"\"Halfway through the Hobby Drive I meet a lot of people at a viewpoint. One of those people is Davey, whom I also encountered in Ilfracombe a few days ago. We walk the Hobby Drive together for some time, until Davey wants to drop the pace again.<\/p>\n

\"\"Clovelly waits at the end of the Hobby Drive. Clovelly lies against the hill and has a very steep main street of boulders. Motorized traffic is banned and all transport is through sledges or donkeys. My hotel is halfway up the hill and I am well on time. Even earlier than my bags. So I will have a local beer while waiting.<\/p>\n

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In the evening I stay in the hotel and order lobster, which is freshly caught that morning. For me as a non-fish eater this is the first time I eat this … I’m not usually taking pictures of food, but this time I make an exception.<\/p>\n

All in all a very successful day on the Coast Path. We are on the road again …<\/p>\n

Weather<\/h4>\n

It was perfect walking weather today. Cloudy, dry and not too hot.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t

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