Another blog post that I’m writing days later. I think I need to get in the habit of writing the text offline so I don’t forget details while waiting for decent wifi. Woke up in Hotel La Chemenaz to a lovely view and a breakfast that had me somewhat forgiving the dinner! We dropped our…
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Internet has been so slow and/or non-existent that until today (Wed Aug 1st) I hadn’t even managed to upload all my photos from my phone to Google Photos, let alone then edit them, download them, and upload again to WordPress for including in blog posts. Even today, in the relatively large town of Courmayeur, the…
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After a nice week of rest and fun with the whole family, we set out from our rented cottage at 4:30 or so. Unpleasant transit through Norwich Airport, two short flights via Amsterdam and Geneva, hour long minibus ride, and we arrived at Hotel du Bois in Les Houches. Rainy and not hot (though also…
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The plan Last day! And a long one…15 miles\804m ascent\8% average grade\4:40 hours of moderate walking ending at Sea Breezes Guest House for all of us. The reality We all agreed 15 miles was too long. So we caught a taxi to Rame Head and walked the remaining 8.55 miles into Plymouth. Good choice! The…
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The plan 8.6 miles\592m ascent\8% average grade\3:09 hours of strenuous-then-moderate walking to The Bungalow (Cs) and Finnygook Inn (Ls). Second last day! Reality Nice stay at Driftwood House, though nothing particularly memorable about the house or the room, and it was oddly far from Looe itself. I think I’d choose somewhere in East Looe, closer…
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The plan 11.9 miles\804m ascent\average grade 8%\4:21 hours of strenuous-then-moderate walking, ending at Driftwood House (Cs) and Fieldhead Hotel (Ls). Only two more days after this one! Reality Ended up being about 12 miles, with a total of 3 testing ups-and-downs between Fowey and Polperro, with lots of steps (89 on one ascent), and then…
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The plan Walk 7.4 strenuous miles\575m ascent\average grade 10%\2:45 hours from Mevagissey to Charlestown, the bus onward to Fowey. The Well House (Cs) and The Ship Inn (Ls). As mentioned yesterday, Eden Project and Lost Gardens of Heligan may be within range. Reality Maybe I always knew that today wouldn’t actually be a walking day?…
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The plan 11.75 miles\794m ascent\average grade 8%\4:19 hours of strenuous-then-easy walking to Honeycombe House (Cs) and Buckingham House (Ls). If we decide not to walk or leave late tomorrow or whatever, we could divert off to Lost Gardens of Heligan or the Eden Project. Reality A good day’s walking, in some heavy rain initially but then…
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The plan 13.6 miles\764m ascent\average grade 7%\4:49 hours of easy-then-strenuous, ending at Corfingle House (Cs) and Carradale (Ls). Reality Today was the day that compromise seriously kicked in. It was hot (only 76 as the official high, but the sun was searing and it was quite humid) and both M and I suffered a mild…
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The plan 9.25 miles\364m ascent\average grade 5%\3:09 hours of moderate walking to Seaview (Cs) and The Grove (Ls). Then a rest day! Reality We had all kinds of flexibility today. Mawnan Smith, where both lodgings were, is in the center of a bulge of land. There were options for start point–being driven back to where…
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