Day 2.8: Tintagel - Port Isaac

Today I hiked alone, as Crystal spontaneously decided to travel to Padstow yesterday evening.

It was a wonderfully sunny day and the bay of Port Isaac lay peacefully before me. Contrary to the forecast, the wind was just a breeze and the hiking trail was surprisingly uncrowded, quite different from yesterday afternoon on the other side of Tintagel.

After reaching the South West Coast Path again at Tintagel Church and taking a final look at Tintagel Castle and its half-bridge, it didn't take long for the abandoned slate quarries to appear. The Tintagel YHA is located in one of the former administrative buildings of the quarry. The quarries were really impressive and imposing. Slate was mined here for over 300 years and loaded onto ships. The rock pinnacles that were left behind were either made of inferior stone or were needed as fixing points for winches.

After a little over an hour, I reached Trebarwith Strand. Here, in addition to public toilets and a pub, there was also a café and an ice cream shop. Since I wasn't hungry after a hearty English breakfast, I decided to have a scoop of ice cream (for £2.50 ;-) ). Especially since today was supposed to be the warmest day of the whole stage with 28°C. You shouldn't miss out on refreshments or strengthening... ;-)

Many hours, valleys, gates, and walls later, I arrived in Port Gaverne happy, tired - and above all THIRSTY. Today was the first day when my almost 2 liters of water ran out - you can feel the heat...

It was only once over a hill to get to Port Isaac, which is also possible in a tipsy state. :-P

Port Isaac is really beautiful: small, sleepy, old, and special. You can understand why it was chosen for the TV series "Doc Martin". Unfortunately, I don't (yet) know Doc Martin, but now I know that I actually walked past Doc Martin's house and it can also be seen in some pictures... ;-)