Wednesday 15th March

By: Mike

 

Wednesday 15th

It turns out that Lynette lives next door.  She sends her husband, Andy to fix the TV. Their TV wasn’t working either.  Satellite link problem.  He gets it going quickly. 

We drive to Porthoustock to walk to Porthallow.  Weather terrible.  The walk is entirely inland. Porthallow is another important milestone because it is exactly halfway.  Halfway! Only!  It seems like we have been doing this forever.  Our current rather slow rate is 8 miles a day.  Do the math.  We have 75 walking days ahead.  Generously assuming three visits to Cornwall a year with 30 walking days, we might get to Poole in 2027.  I will be 83.

                                                              Porthallow Midway Marker

We tumble into The Five Pilchards.  Nice pub with friendly landlady.  Good fire.  We are the only customers, but she expects a full house for quiz night later.  We have good coffee/hot chocolate and cakes. I also get a large whisky.  We then walk back to Porthoustock.  We eat our cheese sandwiches in the car watching the rain.

It’s budget day.  None of the changes seem to affect us.  We stoke up the log fire.  Chris makes omelettes and we watch the last episode of ‘Endeavour’.

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