river crossing


PoE 15 (rock) re visited

Something of a sea breeze was blowing by the time I got to Rock and I wondered if the ferry service to Padstow might get cancelled later in the day. As this eight involves a river crossing this would create a watery gap between loops a and b. The clever plan seemed to involve checking out loop b before embarking on loop a.
It would be exaggerating to describe the fine gritty sand blowing along the beach as a sand storm. The ferry bucked a bit as it approached from Padstow. A dozen people, me amongst them, embarked and the outward journey went quite smoothly until the ferryman told me that due to a severe weather warning the service would terminate early. I had an hour to complete loop b.
This wouldn't have been a problem if I hadn't needed a coffee. Reluctant to take the risk of becoming stranded on the wrong side of the Camel river, I wandered around noting the names of some streets, had a coffee and returned to the ferry departure slipway.
We bucked a bit on the return journey. It was all quite jolly. Someone started to sing 'A Life on the Ocean Wave'. The waves cascaded over the gunwales and we all got soaked - much to the amusement of all concerned.
I found walking in wet clothes uncomfortable so I paused for another coffee and went home.


Posted: Thu - September 21, 2006 at 12:10 AM          

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