The Lizard to Coverack – Should We Go Or Should We Stay Now?

Thanks Joe. But we still didn’t know.

Last night on the campsite we had a drink before resting within tent, and there were a few locals in. Discussing Eurovision and life.

The Swiss entry won larst noit. A non-binary or summaat.

Oi don’t even know what that means, non-binary. Wot’s binary?

Non-binary is someone who doesn’t know if they’re a maan or a woman.

Surely they know if they have a willy or naat.

Oi don’t think it’s about thaat. In the big cities they have this wokery and you get in trouble.

It started raining at 5am this morning and it was so heavy that the tent started to leak. The wind picked up. Should we walk or should we stay now?

Walk! From The Lizard to Coverack, but the weather was very windy and very wet. We drove to Helston and got a bus up to the Lizard, after a half-decent Wetherspoons breakfast.

APOLOGIES FOR DAVID’S USE OF F WORD LANGUAGE IN THIS VIDEO. WE WERE IN AN EXTREME METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION. NOT FOR CHILDREN! YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF ESSEX!

This is our view of Lizard Point looking back. It’s the southernmost tip of the UK mainland.

If anything, the weather got worse. The sea was wild and the reality of the role of the RNLI was brought into sharp focus by the conditions, in which they regularly have to launch.

Nevertheless we stuck to the path and made sure that we were careful along the cliff top sections. We were very wet. However many waterproof coverings you have there is always a way that the water gets through to you. It did.

We walked for 6 hours non-stop, although the condition of the coast path deteriorated along this less-frequented section. The photos make the situation look quite calm but the weather, in reality, was rough. You don’t want to get your phone out to take photos. It might blow out of your hand, it will get soaked and you just want to get where you’re going quickly.

As the afternoon moved along the rain eased and the wind dropped slightly. We were quite muddied up by now and were pleased to see a sign indicating that it was only 1 mile on the path to Coverack.

It was the most difficult mile of the path so far. It dropped down on slippy boulders, through very thick and soaking vegetation, and crossed along the cliff side on boggy land. There was no maintenance of this section at all. It took us nearly an hour to cover the mile, climbing down the boulders and working our way through the high plants. By which time the weather had improved.

Luckily we had arrived before the last bus to Helston. It sounds very American. Last bus to Helston! Last train to Clarkesville! Last exit to Brooklyn! So we hunkered down near the only bus stop.

We waited for the 16.02, which turned out to be the 16.22, which turned up on time. Daft out of date schedules. Then all the way to Helston, and on to Porthleven in the car, and on to the Ship Inn on foot for fish and chips followed by the Villa vs Liv match on the big screen at the campsite pub.

A long, wet, windy, muddy, slippy and difficult day.

That’s when the tough get going!

Night night.