D126: TRURO to PENPOL
Saturday 27th April 2024
Today miles: 8.1 Total miles: 2087.3
As I explained in my previous post I had pre- booked tonight’s accommodation in Penpol. I had enquired with the owner about changing the date but they were unable to alter the booking. In reality I could easily have combined today’s and yesterday’s walking into a single day. I deliberately slept in late this morning, leaving The Barley Wheat Hotel around ten. The eight miles I’m walking today should take me around three hours, even if I take my time. I left Truro and for the first mile walked along the West side of the river of the same name. There’s a sewage works on the rivers edge and it’s emitting an awful smell. The path turns slightly West and then quickly East again in order to skirt around Calenick Creek. There’s then a short ascent along a small minor road and then further minor roads for the next three miles. It was a nice day, the sky is blue, it’s peaceful and I enjoyed the walking. I amused myself by watching the hundreds of spring lambs, jumping and playing around in the lush green fields. At Lamouth Creek I diverted onto a rough track. The route was easy to start but got wetter and more difficult as I descended. I had to take care but I managed to keep my already grubby shoes dry.
There’s a small cluster of large, expensive houses at Feock and then even more houses down towards Restronguet Point. I passed half a dozen signs (all of them old) indicating there’s a ferry between Restronguet Point and Restronguet Passage. I spoke to a couple of residents about the ferry and asked whether it was still operating, nobody was able to give me a definitive answer. I would have liked to have just sat for a while and watched as it crossed over Restronguet Creek. A short time later I found a nice bench to rest on, overlooking Penpol Creek and sat down for an hour. I contacted the owner of my accommodation and he was happy for me to book in early.
The ‘Curlews’ in Penpol is effectively a spare room in a couples home. The room was clean, it provided all the basic amenities that I needed and it was reasonably priced. After a brief chat with the owner I decided to walk the mile to the Penpol community Centre where there’s an open day with free fizzy pop and cakes. On the way back I washed the cakes down with two pints of Guinness at ‘The Crumplehorn Inn’. The weather has been fairly kind to me over the last eleven days, now that’s about to change. The met office warning about heavy and persistent rain over the next three to four days, oh what joy.
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