Last day of walk

I set off with Julia on last leg of this year's walk at 9am. Jan dropped us off in Marazion before taking Kevin to Morrison's to wait for his family. Our morning's walk was not difficult but the overnight rain had cleared and left hot sun and blue skies, so it was hot and tiring. We met up with Kev, his family and Mandy and my family at Praa Sands, where we had lunch. Then Carol joined us for our last 5 strenuous miles to Porthleven. En route we passed 2 old mines with their tall chimneys clinging to the cliff edge. There were 6 Dartmoor Ponies grazing around another one (Wheal Prosper mine near Rinsey Head) and we fed them an apple. They were lovely and gentle but they tried getting my biscuits and other stuff from my rucksack, including my sun cream bottle! We downed a cool glass of Orchard cider at the Ship Inn overlooking the harbour at the end of another eventful, very enjoyable walk. The weather was the exact opposite to last year - this year we were dousing ourselves with cold water from springs/streams and taking off our boots to bathe them in the cool water in an effort to cool down; last year we could not keep anything dry in the constant downpours!