27th NOV. LOE BAR TO ENYS HEAD (near Cadgwith)

Woke at six. Very dark except the small windows slightly lighter.Knocked the silver fish out of bowls and got water on for porridge. Hanging up of water containers made it easier to fill bowls.It was raining,  I had expected a dry start from the Met Office phone app.
Head torches on we sat upright eating our porridge .We got packed up.I was surprised how clean things were and how easy it was getting sorted especially as our routines were all over the place. The good thing was we had a dry tent and it was a very wet morning.
On starting we walked across the soft sands of the Loe Bar,  swans from yesterday still bobbed on the lake.
We had a steady climb passed a memorial to 100 lost of HMS ACTON.
The paths and terrain was sopping wet. There must of been more rain last night than I thought because paths were streams and retaining walls peed water and in places walls had collapsed.
I felt good and determined to get on. J at times seemed slow and shocked by the more mobile me. My knee was alot better,  I had it with the warming neoprene support and it seemed to be working.  Also the terrain although soaking wet was flatter with shorter descents and ascents.
We walked passed church cove,  a small church with tower built into the cliff.Also Poldhu Point where Marconi. transmitted for the first time across the Atlantic in the early 1900 s. Clutching my mobile phone it is amazing how far we have come.
We walked into Mullion for biscuits,  sitting on our packs outside the Spar store and,  dunking discounted choc digestives in a decent cup of coffee...bliss!
We left for Mullion Cove doing a crossword from the i newspaper...frustrating but fun. Repairs were being completed to the small harbour wall while the tide was out.
We climbed up another stream path,  our feet therefore our socks soaked.
The route almost to Lizard Point was flat cliff top walking...incredibly wet like a mega puddle. The coastline was contrastingly rugged,  ship wrecking rocky stacks dotted the sea- Gull, Lion, the Horse.
At Kynance Cove we dropped to a closed National Trust cafe sitting eating more biscuits before continuing along a more undulating cliff walk to Lizard Point and lighthouse. A few blokes posed for me working on damaged footpaths,  one of them knocking over the tool filled wheelbarrow in his haste to grab a work piece. Unsung heros! They will certainly have their hands full with the amount of erosion to the paths from the rain washing them out.
We got to the lighthouse,  passed a lovely but closed youth hostel which was actually at the spot of its name and not three miles away like Lands End hostel.
At the closed until boxing day lighthouse we found a stand pipe and sat again eating bics with tea. It took so long boiling the water we had to tip half the tea away as we needed to get on. We popped into Lizard village in its winter depressed state. I bought sugar from the butchers. Josh noted there were about three Serpentine rock shops ...competiton must be rife.
We walked on via Church cove with its thatched cottages then the slowest part of the day a wet meandering path. I had wanted to get to Kennack Sands. We did not make it as the path was detoured due to path erosion at Devils Frying Pan..... not a sinister cafe!
Light was dimming as we walked down into Cadgwith with even more thatched cottages.
We were force to stop at Enys Head. Light was rapidly going. I pitched the tent J fetched water.
It was good to be in the tent. Cosy and snug ....familiar and for the time being ...home!