Tintagel to Bath

Today was warm and wet but we had a good time anyway. We left Tintagel and headed up the coast (yet again the GPS took us down a rather narrow road to avoid going through a relatively small town on the way but that has been about the only mysterious choice it made for the day). We decided to stop at Clovelly (in North Devon) which is a pedestrian-only cobblestone village set on the side of a steep hill leading down to the sea and (perhaps thanks to the rain!) we had a very peaceful walk around without a lot of other tourists. The sun broke out when we arrived and with the exception of one significant downpour it was a lovely diversion. They transport things in and out of the village by donkey and a sled system made from crates on runners. I also got to meet a couple of "Clovelly cats" so gave them a pat on the way in and the way out. The walk out was much more challenging than the walk in!

We then headed across country toward Bath and things flowed quite well until we merged on to the M5 and encountered the "Return of the Summer Holiday Traffic". It was just amazing how many cars, caravans, trailers, and miscellaneous vehicles can fit on a 6-lane motorway at the same time. It was bumper to bumper traffic for most of the 42 kms we were on it so can see why they probably left for home a day or two in advance. I suspect most of them will reach their destination by tomorrow at least!

We then arrived in Bath (a bit later than we anticipated because "someone who shall remain nameless" put the wrong address into the GPS). We then did our usual orientation of the city walk, got our train tickets for Monday and paid a quick visit to the Roman Baths (Will add more photos on Bath tomorrow).

We then trekked up the hill to a wine bar near the B&B for tea and completed the last section of the walk after tea. Currently collapsed wondering how much energy is involved in drinking a cup of tea....lol!