Bude to Port Isaac

Day 5 – Thursday 9th September 2021

Start Time	7:04am
Total Distance	30.61 miles
Elevation	7694 feet
Total Time	10 hours 26 minutes
Moving Time	8 hours (16:06/mile)
Steps	60016

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Back at it today with a vengeance! Chris and I were heading off at our own paces. He was going about half way to Boscastle and then catching a bus the remainder, while I was going to cover the route to Port Isaac on foot.

My head wasn’t entirely in the game for the first half an hour or so, but my body and legs felt good so I just let them get on with it.

Soon I was on the road hill out of Widemouth, and then on the path towards Crackington Haven.

Having chatted with a guy who was on his last stretch of completing the Cornish section of the coast path and found out there was a decent café at Crackington Haven, I practically skipped my way the last mile or so to breakfast.

And it was a delicious breakfast too! I was a bit worried I’d eaten too much, but 10 minutes out of the café and after a chat with a guy called Stefan I was storming along at a very decent pace.

Not too far south of Crackington Haven, the path climbs up to the top of High Cliff – the aptly names highest cliff in Cornwall.

The path continued on under grey skies. Lots of moorland and heather, lots of ups and downs and just standard beautiful Cornish scenery!

Rounding a few corners I found Boscastle Harbour, famous for the flood in 2004 that swept down the valley, destroying homes and cars.