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I am now visiting member 1153 of the Braunton Cricket Club. That’s the end of the hills for a bit, says the Ordnance Survey map. The sun was out from the start drying the tent from our sleeping breath. Suncreamed and fully watered packs. You can call me out for it later when the weather…

We’re not going to walk as far today. Probably not. From here the hills are less big and less frequent. It’s more of an ambling coast path for a while. Ilfracombe is next followed by Woolacombe and Croyde. We should be able to stop at any if we want to. An early coffee stop on…

The second day was harder than the first. It just somehow got longer. And we wanted to look at the lighthouse. Plus that detour from the path to stay at that particular campsite. Soreness gone from feet and legs refreshed we left the campsite and climbed out of the valley breezily to return to the…

First days are a little tough, whether they’re on a long distance path or at medical school. Most days are easier after the first one. The idea was to have an easier day of maybe 25km to ease into walking every day but of course you add a km from the bus to the start,…

We have too much food. Kim bought a range of things to pick from but of course we ended up picking most of it and fitting as much into our bags as we could. We have dehydrated meals too. And it’s going to be hot so I have 3 litres of water. Of course each…