Day 12 Polperro to Portwrinkle 12.5

We were awoken this morning by the sound of a song thrush singing away outside our window. A pleasant change from squawking gulls. This was to be my last time for taking the bus and only the first 5 miles  as far as Looe where I would be joining Margaret for the rest of the walk.
After leaving Polperro the first place you come to is Talland Bay where Richard and Judy have a house.

Talland Bay

On the approach to Looe you pass Looe Island which was bought by two sisters in 1965. They lived there for rest of their lives and both lived into their 80's. The island was left to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.

I hadn't been in Looe very long when I spotted Margaret arriving across the river.

We had realised that we had been in Cornwall for 12 days and hadn't yet had a cream tea so Margaret found online Daisy's Cafe and we went there for a cream lunch! Even the scones were daisy shaped and it was a lovely, friendly cafe situated on the SWCP but slightly away from the main shops. Do go there if you are ever in East Looe.

Afetr leaving Looe we nearly got held up by a highway man as we climbed a steep hill out of Millendreath..

Looe

Millendreath

 When you reach Seaton there is the option of walking along the sea wall and then the beach to Downderry. There are signs all the way along the sea wall telling coastal walkers not to use this but to walk up the road instead. Of course we turned a blind eye to these signs and had an uneventful walk managing to overcome 'the uneven surface!' without any problem.

We then had a lovely tea stop in the memorial garden overlooking the coast before walking along the cliffs to Portwrinkle.

At Portwrinkle we were staying in The Bungalow which we knew was a five minute walk up a very steep hill. We could see it from some distance away even though I thought it was a stable!

Annette and Graham were staying there too and were already there when we arrived. It was a lovely place to stay and the owner, Fiona is a lovely lady.

Cheers!