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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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Cycle Tour of Devon and Cornwall: Day 11
25th September 2020 Route: Treen to St Ives via Lands End Distance: 27.3 mile (43.7 km) Elevation: 0.4 miles (0.7 km) I managed to get some sleep during the early hours of the morning when the wind weakened. My earplugs helped to block out the rattling noise of the tent in the wind and rain. When I woke the rain had stopped so I hung out my clothes to dry as it was still fairly breezy. I also put my phone to charge using the solar panel as the battery was low. I made porridge for breakfast and then started to pack up my gear as the outside of the…