We thought we’d have to move rooms today but Zelda rearranged her bookings so we could stay in the larger room. There are two frangipane trees in the garden and she’d put a vase of them in our room – an absolutely divine perfume.
Woke to cloudy skies – it did drizzle on our way back last night – and a breezy wind. Everyone trying to urge caution on the walk today and suggesting to stick to the shorter one (about 2 hours) in view of the wind. Apparently one guy died recently…. So if you don’t get anymore blog…. !!
Well I’m still alive and kicking having done the shorter walk – but still quite challenging particularly in face of an extremely strong wind.
Wind is quite a feature here and in Cape Town they call it ‘the Cape Doctor’ because it blows away the pollution. It certainly is a very clear, clean air here and I’m sure it would cure most cases of ‘Trent Valley rot’ sinusitis!
A lot of clambering over rocks with a sheer drop below. Saw seals from afar and some awesome views of the huge crashing waves against the rock. I joined up with another couple (Mark and Judy) from Guildford and I must admit I felt reassured to have them around as there were very few people and I could got spooked by the sheer drop and if I’d tripped….. They’re regular walkers and he had GPS so I felt in good hands.
John met me back at base, having spent a relaxing morning with beer and book.
Back to B & B where we decided that an ‘easy’ afternoon was needed so I popped to Woolworths for picnic ingredients. Now if our Woolworths was like the S. African Woolies, I’m sure it would still be in business. It’s much more like a Marks and Sparks. (by contrast the ‘Aldi’ equivalent over here is called ‘Pick ‘n Pay’) Woolworths has a good food section from which I chose smoked snoek (bony fish tasted a bit like mackerel), ham, chicken pate, pasta salad, raspberries and ripe peaches. A glass of wine accompanied it on our terrace followed by (in John’s case anyway) a snooze – I succumbed to a nap later!
Then on to The Med – a popular local restaurant run by husband (chef) and wife (cheery front of house) where a lot of locals appeared to be regulars. Devoured delicious mussels/tempura prawns and calamari, bouillabaisse and a warm seafood platter. Tested their crème brulee flavoured with star anise – not quite up to Lake District standards!