{"id":5406,"date":"2018-06-21T18:57:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prikanowski.nl\/swcp\/?p=5406"},"modified":"2018-06-21T18:57:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:57:57","slug":"20180621-mevagissey-charlestown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devoortsoftware.nl\/swcp\/20180621-mevagissey-charlestown\/","title":{"rendered":"20180621 Mevagissey – Charlestown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date: 20180621<\/p>\n

Time:\u00a09:40 – 14:35<\/p>\n

Distance: 14.4 km<\/p>\n

Stay:\u00a0Pier House Hotel And Restaurant, Charlestown<\/p>\n

Walk<\/h4>\n

\"\"A short but heavy route today. It goes to Charlestown, a picturesque fishing village that is often used in film recordings such as Poldark and (for the elderly among us) The Onedin Line. Here are also some big old sailing ships. I have been here with Ada a long time ago and then with Ada and the kids in 2009. The weather wasn’t very good last time, so we went into the Shipwreck and Heritage Center.<\/p>\n

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During the first, not so heavy part, I go through a lot of meadows with cows. It is a very sloping landscape and I can see how the Coast Path goes. That’s a good thing because I see that there are cows on a part of the Coast Path that is fairly narrow, on the edge of the meadow where there are bushes. Fortunately, I also see that there is a possibility to simply walk through the meadow. Then I will not end up in that narrow part and a little later I can pick up the route again.<\/p>\n

\"\"After the meadows I arrive in Pentewan. This is a small village with a holiday park that is many times larger than the village. Here are the necessary opportunities for a drink, but it is still too early. I am just walking and have traveled less than 5 kilometers. So I go on.<\/p>\n

\"\"After Pentewan the ‘heavy’ part of the walk starts. It goes down and up steeply a number of times. As far as I’m concerned, it is not that bad, it’s heavy on the legs, but I got used to that. What I find more annoying is that quite a bit goes along some meadows that are very narrow. On the left there is barbed wire and on the right there are shrubs that partly grow on the path. The path itself is a narrow worn track. That means that you have to put your feet right before each other every time and that does not walk easily.
\nAfter a while I come to a part where the path is wider again and even later well mowed. Here it is good again.<\/p>\n

\"\"When I arrive at Black Head, I make a diversion to walk to the tip of Black Head. The Coast Path skips this, but since the route is already short today, I can manage a little extra.
\nThat extra is not that bad, a few hundred meters that only go up a bit (and later down), but it is worth it. From Black Head you have a great view to Mevagissey and also to the coast where I still have to come (tomorrow probably).<\/p>\n

\"\"After Black Head it is not done with the steep slopes. It goes down and up again with stairs. Those steps are very uneven, as is normal on the Coast Path.
\nBut then I come to Porthpean Beach. Here it is very busy. I think there are a number of school classes that have an outing. I take a break at the beach with a juice.<\/p>\n

\"\"After the break it goes up one more time, via a regular staircase. Then I walk to Charlestown at ease. There I first sit on the terrace for a pint (or two) and then I walk around the harbor in Charlestown. I also walk past the museum that we visited with the kids in 2009.<\/p>\n

Weather<\/h4>\n

Sunny but not too hot. Nice walking weather.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t

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