Continuing in the spirit of this lawless journey, we have no real intention of sticking to the north coast of either Cornwall or Devon. Our return will mainly be on the Sustrans link from Land's End to Bristol and remain predominantly inland with an occasional excursion to the coast.
This morning, with the wind behind us, we headed to St Just and on to the Levant Mine museum which the National Trust labels the real Poldark. The site has extracted copper for thousands of years digging great shafts under the sea up to a mile and a half out. The lovingly restored beam engine which helped extract the ore and transport miners was the main attraction and great to see it working.
Skirting around the north of Penzance, with views of St Michael's Mount again, we stumbled upon Tremenheere Sculpture gardens which were opened with contributions from David Nash in 2012. With a long day ahead, we only had time for the restaurant but I had a perfectly cooked bowl of steamed mussels in cider and cream.
An awkward traversal of Cambourne on the NCN 3 brought us to Tricky's hotel, the name being a cruel play on how difficult it was to find.
Figures:
Distance:- 61.9 km
Cycle Time:- 4 hours 40 minutes
Average speed:- 13.2 kph
Total Distance:- 5988 km
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