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Helford Point to Falmouth – 5 Miles (+)
“Just when we thought the trip was done, we had to deal with 3 extra uphill miles, the Russian Mafia and laundry!” -Mike (the ex-hiker). Today was scheduled as an 11 mile day…. Read More ›
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Coverack to Helford -2.5 Miles
“Even though we took today off, we still walked 2.5 miles… uphill!” -Mike (the guy who wants full credit for every step!) We were scheduled to walk 11 miles again today (or possibly as much… Read More ›
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Lizard to Coverack -10 Miles
“We’ve seen some pretty tough sections, how much worse can it get?” -Mike (the guy who dared the SW Coast Path to say- “Hold my beer” !!) There was rain in the forecast for our 4th… Read More ›
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Mullion Cove to The Lizard – 8 miles
“The first two miles are uphill… then the next couple of miles are uphill… but after that, the rest of the way is still pretty much uphill.” -Mike (the increasingly reluctant hiker) We crossed… Read More ›
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Porthleven to Mullion Cove -7.6 Miles
“Views? What views? All I’m seeing is the tips of my boots and the next two feet of the path ahead of me!” -Mike We got up early so we could eat breakfast and pack our bags… Read More ›
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Prussia Cove to Porthleven – 7 Miles
“Keep the water to your right and the land to your left” – Mike (helpfully explaining how to find Porthleven.) After we visited the Mount, a ride had been arranged to take us to… Read More ›
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England & The SW Coast Path
The SW Coast Path has been on my radar for several years. It is England’s longest long-distance footpath and a National Trail. It stretches for 630 miles along the coastline of SW England, running from Minehead in Somerset (Atlantic side), along the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, to Poole… Read More ›
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France – Nice Part 2 and Monaco
The French Riviera Nice Part Two: On day two we told ourselves to “take a hike”. A few miles East of Nice is a peninsula that sticks a few miles into the Mediterranean called Cap Ferrat. There is a popular… Read More ›
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France – Nice
The French Riviera Part One: Including the French Riviera in our travels was a “must” for me because outside of Paris it might be the most famous part of France. Nicknamed the Cote d’Azur (the blue coast) in 1887, the… Read More ›
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France – Aix En Provence
Like Avignon, Aix-en-Provence has two train stations. The TGV station (fast train) is located on the line between Avignon and Marseilles, but it is a $40 cab ride to Aix-en-Provence from that station. I routed us from Avignon to Marseille… Read More ›