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Day 2 Penzance to Porthleven (Birthday walk)

 

Porthleven here we come! (via Marazion, Perranuthnoe and Praa Sands).
                                             


             

Garry contemplating the walk to St Michael's Mount at Marazion.



Garry met his old school friend, Craig, in Marazion and they walked the section to Perranuthnoe together. Followed by coffee at The Cabin with Craig and his wife Hilary. Beautiful views and delicious cakes!
A big thank you to Hilary for her kind offer to drive me back to Penzance to save the bus journey. 

    
   
                       

I drove to Praa Sands and me and Alfie waited for Garry to have lunch together. 

                 



Heading from Praa sands to Porthleven. I met Garry on the path down to Porthleven and we bought some birthday brownies at the Food & Drink festival that is in Porthleven this weekend.


Day 2 successfully completed. 14.8 miles for Garry and 6.8 miles for me.

Tomorrow, we leave our Airbnb in Penzance and will stay in Truro for a few days. Tomorrow's journey takes us from Porthleven to Stithians. 

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  1. SW Dawn4 May 2025 at 13:17

    What a beautiful day... you so deserved that delicious cake and coffee.... Great start to your journey xxx

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