Day 2 - Porlock to Lynmouth - 11 Miles

I slept pretty badly through the night. I woke up at about 4am rather cold, but not cold enough to risk putting even colder clothes on! Also a sort of back of nose and throat sore sensation had developed.. not the beginning of a cold coming out surely:/

The showers at the site were pretty shitty, but we were up early and so got to use them before any sort of rush could develop for the two cubicles one of which was broken:/ Once the tent was packed up we wandered off in search of some breakfast and lunch supplies, being a little worried that we wouldn't actually find anywhere open so early on a Sunday morning in such a small place, which would mean pretty much no food all day let alone for breakfast. Luckily, around the corner, the general store was open and although its selection was mediocre to say the least, we would be eating SOMETHING today! Yay! I bought a pasty for my breakfast.. only a Pork Farms packet one but food at least, though I waited until we'd trudged along to the lane above Porlock Weir to eat it, outside the scenic toll road's gate house.

No further diary records exist for this days' walking.

Tent packed up and looking for food for
breakfast AND lunch on a sunday morning!!

Pasty breakfast eaten by the scenic toll road gatehouse above Porlock Weir.

The lovely Culbone church complete with gas lighting, after a fair bit of wonderful woodland walking.

The far side shore of the Bristol channel is receding as we continue on our journey.

We got rather lost just after this, following an official detour to avoid land slippage around Yenworthy Farm. We ended up at the visitor centre at County Gate, but those fruit juices were heaven!!!

Countisbury Cove, between the Glenthorne Estate and Foreland Point. Lots of Rhododendrons around here!

Looking back the way we'd come from Glenthorne.. the very tip of Foreland Point is visible back there!

More of Countisbury Cove area from our perched high, peaceful cliff path.

The road out to the lighthouse behind Foreland Point and the climb ahead up to Countisbury Common.

Lynton and Lynmouth can at last be seen as we begin descending from Foreland Point.

Looking down on Sillery Sands from our descent from / walk around the edge of Countisbury Common.

Lovely sunshine reflecting off the cliffs of Foreland Point after eating tea in Lynmouth.

And Simon and the harbour in the foreground before our SERIOUS forced route march up to the campsite!

Looking back at Lynmouth harbour from the VERY beginning of our climb up the busy main road to the camp site!!

Map of the day's walk:(click to enlarge)

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