After breakfast we donned our walking boots, strapped on our rucksacks complete with packed lunch and headed out. It’s a beautiful clear morning with wintry sunshine and very little wind. We followed a footpath from the campsite down to the coast path. The sea is like a millpond - barely a ripple to be seen.
The first part of our hike is from Portscatho to St Anthony’s Head along the eastern coast of the peninsula. This path is fairly level with not too many ups and downs. After a couple of miles we spotted some seals lazing on the rocks and in the water. Unfortunately they were too far away to photograph.
As we were chatting to a couple of walkers about the seals, another couple passed us. Bizarrely, when we carried on they were coming back towards us. As they approached they said there were cows on the path and they were frightened to go past. We assured them they were harmless and walked on with this couple following close behind. As we approached the cows we spoke to them and they moved out of the way. We stopped to look at one of the cute calves and the other couple shot past us and almost ran up the field. It was quite funny to see the “townies” in the countryside!
We stopped for lunch just before St Anthony’s Head with a great view out across the sea.
Continuing onwards we checked out the WWII gun batteries and had a quick look at St Anthony’s Lighthouse before rounding the headland and continuing onwards towards a place called Place.
The view from here across Carrick Roads to Falmouth and across the Percuil river to St Mawes in beautiful.
The coast path along here is more up and down so the going was tougher. After a while we rounded the corner into Place where there’s a lovely tucked away pool. We skirted Place Manor and had a quick look in the pretty old church of St Anthony.
Continuing on the coast path we had a fabulous view across to St Mawes with it’s pretty houses almost down to the waterline. Further up the Percul river there is a large inlet which stretches almost the entire width of the peninsula. We followed the inlet as it winds its way inland - the tide was in so it was easy to follow. At the head of the creek we picked up a minor road which runs up the spine of the peninsula. Following this road we eventually made it back to Kiki.
After walking about 9 miles we are quite tired so with the owls for company we’re looking forward to bed tonight!
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