The Long Walk 2006

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On arrival in Bude

On arrival in Bude

 At the monument where we finished the Long Walk 2004

At the monument where we finished the Long Walk 2004

 Off we go!

Off we go!
The Black Rock

The Black Rock

 Mr Johnson

Mr Johnson

 Some unusual sheep

Some unusual sheep
The path leads us onward

The path leads us onward

 Anyone fancy a quick trip to sea level?

Anyone fancy a quick trip to sea level?

 Huge cliffs

Huge cliffs
Richard, Jason, Andy and James

Richard, Jason, Andy and James

 Gareth wasn´t around

Gareth wasn´t around

 When the valleys are this beautiful nobody minds the climbing

When the valleys are this beautiful nobody minds the climbing
Risking life and limb

Risking life and limb

 Bridge photo

Bridge photo

 A photo within a photo

A photo within a photo

Stone column above Trebarwith Strand

Stone column above Trebarwith Strand

 Trebarwith Strand from above

Trebarwith Strand from above
A stream reaches the sea

A stream reaches the sea

 Plodding on

Plodding on

 Some very severe climbing round here

Some very severe climbing round here
Downtown Port Isaac

Downtown Port Isaac

 Doctor Martin´s House?

Doctor Martin´s House?

 Port Isaac harbour

Port Isaac harbour
Not far to the pub

Not far to the pub

 Back in Port Isaac for the start of day three

Back in Port Isaac for the start of day three

 More hude cliffs

More hude cliffs
The path runs very close to the edge

The path runs very close to the edge

 Scenery on a damp day

Scenery on a damp day

 Don´t jump!

Don´t jump!
A natural arch

A natural arch

 Rumps

Rumps

 Reasonably pointless sign

Reasonably pointless sign
Richard and Jason at the top of a cliff

Richard and Jason at the top of a cliff

 In case you´d forgotten

In case you´d forgotten

 Holiday makers

Holiday makers
Crazy lorry demolishes hedges

Crazy lorry demolishes hedges

 An ancient lighthouse

An ancient lighthouse

 Myself at the top of another cliff

Myself at the top of another cliff
The group gets spread out again

The group gets spread out again

 Coastal errosion in progress

Coastal errosion in progress

 At the start of day four

At the start of day four
Ron´s walking in tights today

Ron´s walking in tights today

 Lighthouse!

Lighthouse!

 Lifeboat station

Lifeboat station
"The Round Hole"

"The Round Hole"

 I really hope these cars were dumped here unoccupied

I really hope these cars were dumped here unoccupied

 Cliffs in front, cliffs behind

Cliffs in front, cliffs behind
Andy, Richard and myself between the round hole and the ocean

Andy, Richard and myself between the round hole and the ocean

 Andy, Richard and me again

Andy, Richard and me again

 Beaufiful beach from above

Beaufiful beach from above
A good spot for lunch

A good spot for lunch

 Long way to go

Long way to go

 Lorna driving Benny the Bus

Lorna driving Benny the Bus
Dropping our tents on the morning of day five

Dropping our tents on the morning of day five

 Lorna and the boys wave us off

Lorna and the boys wave us off

 Richard likes his Land Rovers

Richard likes his Land Rovers
Good riddance to Newquay

Good riddance to Newquay

 Could this be the ferry?

Could this be the ferry?

 Unusual Land Rover selection

Unusual Land Rover selection
Nobody felt the urge to disobey this sign

Nobody felt the urge to disobey this sign

 Francis and Jason pose next to more scary signs

Francis and Jason pose next to more scary signs

 Cross section of an old mine shaft

Cross section of an old mine shaft
Typically stunning coatline

Typically stunning coatline

 Old tin mines

Old tin mines

 What could the MOD possibly be doing here?

What could the MOD possibly be doing here?
Richard and Jason say good morning to some of the locals

Richard and Jason say good morning to some of the locals

 Rugged

Rugged

 Following a small boy down a cliff

Following a small boy down a cliff
Campsite life

Campsite life

 A rare photo of Debbie with her eyes open

A rare photo of Debbie with her eyes open

 The walk through Hale is crushingly tedious

The walk through Hale is crushingly tedious
It took us over three hours to get from just over there

It took us over three hours to get from just over there

 DIY Sign

DIY Sign

 Arriving in St Ives

Arriving in St Ives
Francis, Richard and Jason heading for Zennor

Francis, Richard and Jason heading for Zennor

 Granite and Lichen

Granite and Lichen

 Scrambling over the boulders

Scrambling over the boulders
My favourite section of the walk

My favourite section of the walk

 Richard´s favourite too

Richard´s favourite too

 A bit of rock climbing

A bit of rock climbing
At Zennor Head

At Zennor Head

 The Tinners Arms at Zennor

The Tinners Arms at Zennor

 Richard and Francis on Zennor Head

Richard and Francis on Zennor Head
A stream carves another valley for us to climb

A stream carves another valley for us to climb

 Tin mine ruins

Tin mine ruins

 View down from my resting place - about 80 metres

View down from my resting place - about 80 metres
Jason looks nervous

Jason looks nervous

 Vital refueling stop

Vital refueling stop

 More tin mine ruins

More tin mine ruins
Lighthouse with fog horns

Lighthouse with fog horns

 Leaving the lighthouse behind

Leaving the lighthouse behind

 Huge collection of mine ruins

Huge collection of mine ruins
Richard rests on a pipe

Richard rests on a pipe

 Quite a commute

Quite a commute

 Gothic mansion at Cape Cornwall

Gothic mansion at Cape Cornwall
We did it! Richard, Francis, Jason and myself at Dr Syntax´s Head, Lands End

We did it! Richard, Francis, Jason and myself at Dr Syntax´s Head, Lands End

 Cloth badge presentation

Cloth badge presentation

 Thankyou!

Thankyou!
Group photo - the walkers

Group photo - the walkers

 The whole team

The whole team

 Lorna and me

Lorna and me