Short take: ho-hum... another nice hike along the Cornish coast.
We started at 9:25, finished at 16:25 (Bonnie, Lidia and I... the others were about 20 minutes ahead), and in between the walking was superb. So, since almost everything was good I'll focus on the only things that weren't :-).
The primary disappointment was Kynance Cove, which didn't live up to its advance billing for a couple of reasons: for one, it was overrun with bank-holiday weekend car tourists, for another, it was high tide and the beach had disappeared and so we couldn't walk around looking at the polished red and green serpentine rocks, for a third, the weather was cool and windy while we were there (it was warmer and sunnier both earlier and later in the day), and lastly the much ballyhooed café served distinctly underimpressive food.
And then there was a little frustration detectable at times in the faster group at having to wait frequently for the slower group... but having to stop to look at beautiful coves and rocky beaches and headlands was not the worst fate in the world.
Cadgwith was very scenic (it is still a functioning fishing port, although it doesn't have a harbour -- the boats are just pulled up onto the beach by a tractor), our hotel a little tired but the crew helpful and welcoming, dinner good with lively conversation, and all in all, it was another excellent day of hiking along the SWCP.
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