Rame head, Whitsand Bay, Cawsand and Kingsand

 It was Linda's turn to plan today.

We breakfasted at home then drove to Rames head. The road is quite narrow and winding over the last few miles.  From the car park we walked down then up the long climb to the church at the headland.

We passed some horses on the the way, including this  young foal.  Meg was interested but did not bark or disturb the horses in any way.

 The climb didn't seem to slow Meg down at all, although we weren't quite as fast. 

It seemed strange that the ancient church had a big concrete slab added on the seaward side.  This would have been a WWII gun enplacement.  The views of the sea and the cliff are stunning.

We walked back down and and up again to the car park, passing the horses again.

We then drove to Whitsand Bay where we had lunch at the Cliff top cafe.  The coffee was excellent and we shared a bacon, brie and salad sandwhich. Linda kept her bacon for Meg. 

 Then we walked down to the beach. I say "walked" - it is very steep and quite a challenge just to get down.  We were on the beach at two hours before low tide - the beach is not existant at high tide. We did our usual stroll along the beach while Meg sprinted backwards and forward probably covering more than 10 miles.  We encountered a couple with a lovely Spinose dog - an Italian breed.  It just trotted along beside the owners - the exact opposite of Meg.

Then it was the long slow arduous climb back up the cliff.  Meg was not much help - she pulled hard on the way down (the last thing you want) but did not give much assisstance on the way back up.  We finaley reached the Cliff Top Cafe and treated ourselves to a couple of Magnum Classics.

Then in the car, and a short drive to Cawsand and Kingsand where we had a pint overlooking the beach and the sea it the Devon Bar.  Then we walked up to the Rising Sun where Linda had booked a table.  The food was good bit not as posh as the night before in the Manor hotel in Rilla Mill, although the prices were similar. Table service however was far faster.

Then we drove back home.  The drive took 65 minutes.

Stara wood again

It was my turn to plan

So we had breakfast at St Kew Farmshop then drove to Rilla Mill where we set out on the Rilla Mill to Plushabridge circular walk. It is classed as moderate-strenuous so I thought we might not manage it all. 

We didn't,  so we cut it short after around 2 miles.  It was a lovely walk though. We then drove to Calstock for a look around and had a drink in the Taymar bar.

Then we drove to Callington with the idea of getting a coffee, but at around 5pm, most cafes were closed.

So we drove back to Rilla Mill and the Manor hotel where I had booked a table.

The food was excellent, but the service was really slow.  The drinks did not arrive until I asked a waitress, but by then we had almost finished the meal so Linda declined the white wine she had ordered. I dranl my San Miguel Zero, and after talking to a couple of local farmers who were interested in Meg and wanted to buy her as a sheep dog! We declined.

Then we headed back home.  The trip back was only around 40 minutes, but the trip there was much longer.  Google took us on a strange route from the St Kew Farmshop.  It would have been quicked to go back towards Wadebridge then go voa Bodmin and the A30.

Once again we did not think to take photos!!!!

Stara Woods

 I am writing this a few days after the event, but here we go. It was Linda's day.

 We had an appointment at the Vet on Wednesday, to chech out Meg's eyes. They were fine.  Then we went for Breakfast at St Kew Farmshops.  Linda got granola with all sorts of fruit an yoghurt in it and I got a bacon sandwhich.  Both were excellent and the cafe, although busy was was not completely full of visitors.

 Then we drove to Stara Woods.  The entrance really took some finding!  We drove for miles in circles, before following the website directions very carefully.  For future reference the entrance is beside Stara Bridge. 

The woods are wonderful.  

 

 

(I took a couple of videos too but they don't work on here if I load them up.  I'd need to put them on youtube or similar.)  The rope bridge was fun.

After Stara wood we headed to the Rising Sun in Alternun for a pint.  But it had stopped searving an hour before we got there.

We'd had a great day again.