Day 32 Thursday September 30th

Today is my birthday, I am 66 today! At 8.00 I left the b & b at Portwrinkle and set off for Downderry. This was fairly up and down, severely in places and I arrived in Downderry at 9.25. I did a little shopping in Downderry and then I went down to the beach and the tide being out, I was able to walk along the sea wall to Seaton. From Seaton I continued along the coast path until I got to Millendreath Beach at 11.15. This was a miserable sight of dereliction and had obviously seen better days. I then arrived in Looe at 12 noon. After a short break I walked over the bridge to West Looe and down to Hannafore Parade and at the end of the road the coast path continued. Eventually I passed the village of Tallend and then on to Polperro. Before Polperro the footpath was closed due to civil engineering works and a diversion inland was necessary. I arrived in Polperro at 2.30 and treated myself to a cream tea at the House on Props. I then continued along the coast path which became a real roller coaster, with 3 flights of steps down and 3 flights of steps up, each one with between 150 and 180 steps. I eventually got to Pencarrow Head at 4.55. I then pressed on and got to Polruan only to see the ferry departing. I caught the next ferry at 6.15, and at 6.45 arrived at my accommodation at Fowey. By the time I got to Polruan the weather was worsening with a storm threatening for tonight. Fortunately tomorrow there are no ferries for me to catch! Distance walked about 25 miles.