Westward Ho! to Clovelly

We had a later start this morning and set off for Clovelly, despite the fog you could just make out the houses in the steep cliff face. The weather was perfect and we spent most of the day walking in old oak woodland. The word of the day was steps, a big difference to yesterday, but we both enjoyed being on softer ground and didn't mind the ascents and descents.

The ground was soft until we hit "The Hobby Drive" which was an unfortunate combination of cobbles and slippery wet leaves.   After about 3 miles of this we reached Clovelly visitor centre and stopped for lunch. It was actually very good value. We also purchased some sandwiches and fudge for dinner (We made the mistake of assuming there would be a shop in Clovelly so we don't actually have a chance to restock until Bude). We didn't head into town as neither of us could face the steep decent and ascent after the last few long days of walking.

However we both felt like we learned a lot about Clovelly from the 20min, slightly odd, film in the visitor centre. 

After our leisurely lunch we headed onwards keeping an eye out for a good wild-camping spot. There must be a pheasant shoot on this estate as  we can't seem to walk 100m without scaring one. After some deliberation we continued until the beach at Black Church Rock and made camp for the night. We have now passed the 100 mile mark!