Thursday, May 14, 2009

May 13 - Crackington Haven to Tintagel


Today was a day with a lot of exposed up and down walking on rough trails and steps. We saw some dramatic coastal cliffs, canyons, inlets, and waterfalls during the day with 2500 to 3000 feet of climbing and descending. 11 miles of walking, and we were tired.
Tintagel is supposed to be the birthplace of King Arthur. There are the remains of a 1000 year old castle, which we plan to see, time permitting. We also got a good look at Merlin's cave. The castle is on an island of rock a few hundred feet above the Atlantic. A good defensible location for a castle.

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  1. All sounds mahvelous...glad your legs are back to working again.

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