Day 39 Bolberry to Beesands

 I slept well, despite being cross about how much I was being charged to stay at Karrageen Campsite. 

I left at about 8:15 and made the steep climb back up to the coast path. 

The first few miles of today’s stage were quite tough, with some steep ascents/descents to negotiate. 

The weather was quite overcast with the threat of rain. 

Consequently, the views were not as spectacular as normal, but still impressive! 


After a couple of hours, I made it to Salcombe. I couldn’t afford to hang around too long, so caught the ferry across to East Portlemouth. 



The walk after Salcombe was generally quite easy, being mostly on a level keel. 
Firstly I walked to Prawle Point, 
Then onto Start Point, which was a slightly tougher stretch as there was a bit more boulder scrambling. 

By this time, I had light rain. Enough to put the waterproof’s and rucksack cover on, but not that bad! 
I made my way to Beesands, where the first available pub appeared!  I managed to contact a campsite and also had a great chat with Gail and Jill, who were also staying on the same site! 

Today, I will have walked just under 20 miles by the time I reach the campsite. Mostly, it was easy walking, even if the last few miles did require me to summon the strength from somewhere! 

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