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Cycle Tour of Devon and Cornwall: Day 13
26th September 2020 Route: Newquay to Wadebridge Distance: 32.1 mile (51.4 km) Elevation: 0.5 miles (0.8 km) I had a good nights sleep despite being woken several times in the night by the hooting of owls and then by the resident peacocks in the early morning. I made porridge for breakfast and packed up the tent. It was a lovely morning and so I loaded up my bike and headed out towards Newquay. The cycle route took me along Gannel Estuary and then over the hill to Towan Headland Across from Towan Headland is the vast Fistral beach which is famous for surfing. It was still quite breezy so there…
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Cycle Tour of Devon and Cornwall: Day 12
26th September 2020 Route: St Ives to Newquay Distance: 32 mile (51.2 km) Elevation: 0.4 miles (0.7 km) I slept well as the wind and rain had eased overnight. I made my porridge and started to pack up my tent when the campsite owner came over for a chat. He was about to leave to check on his fishing boat in St Ives harbour. It was a small boat and he explained that he had not been able to take it out much over the past two years as the summer wind had changed and now blows from a northerly direction making the seas very rough around St Ives. We…
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