Penzance to Porthleven – Probably the Best Day’s Walking in the World Ever (2nd blog today)

We needed to move campsite. The walks were getting out of our bus range. So we upped tents this morning, before the first sparrow even had time to rattle out a Donald.

We drove over to Porthleven on the Lizard Peninsula, from where we could more effectively co-ordinate our logistical approach to the next few days. Oooh, get him. Logistical doo dahs and all that!

We put the pop up tents up at Mill Lane Campsite and walked down to the village to get a bus to Penzance. And we did get one, next to the port.

In Penzance we had one of the best breakfasts in the western hemisphere and then set off round the coast towards Marazion, sporting our RNLI shirts and flags. We collected more money for the cause. The respect for the lifeboat volunteers is immense down here. The people know that they risk their lives to save others. Unpaid.

St Michael’s Mount was empirical in the morning sun.

We were having a gas.

Who would want to fire a cannon at St Michael’s Mount? The bloody French!

Sorry Chantal. Only kidding!

We met a couple coming in the opposite direction who were raising money for the RNLI! They set off a year ago and were 11 days away from completing a 6,000 mile walk of the UK coastline. Unbelievable.

Praa Sands was a proper Cornish resort. We observed its propriety by drinking cider there on our route.

This was a long walk for us. Around 14 miles. But we are up for it and we have a positive attitude and the weather is so much in our favour, with sun and cooling wind.

Our first view of Porthleven came around the next corner.

We came back into a small area of tin mining activity.

It was a great walk and we could anticipate the end when we saw the harbour open up.

We arrived at the Ship Inn, had a pint of cider and a couple passing by spotted our RNLI gear. They bought us some more cider for our endeavours. How kind. Thank you.

A very good day’s walking with my mate.

Night night.