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August 11, 2022

Corner to Corner, Day 11: Penryn to St Just

https://www.cycling4charity.org.uk Only 28 miles, though in this heat, it took 7 hours from 10.00 to 17.00. Still some hills, though nothing like Days 9 and 10. Some photos of ground, as GoPro batteries only lasting 5 mins. At first sign of St Just, my route went left down a busy A road hill, away from it! Will check that out. Arrived at calming B&B in St Just of which the kitchen felt like home. Delightful B&B - VFM compared to Land's End prices. Recommended. Like last night, tin of fish, additionally this evening bananas and pasta from lunch. 3 course supper in Menheniot, had severe cramp in backs of both thighs and calves. Drank more and bananas yesterday and today, though didn'tcheck Breaks spreadsheet which said "15 miles: Seems nowhere, so prepare for own snack and drink".
Distance
29.6 mi
Elev Gain
2,375 ft
Time
3h 52m
Joint Falmouth University and University of Exeter campus where we stayed. Very comfortable beds. Cheap breakfast. Self catering kitchen. No tea, coffee or biscuits on rooms.
Wesleyan Chapel built 1868 on route out of Penryn. http://cornishstory.com/2021/05/17/mapping-methodism-trenoweth-wesleyan-chapel-mabe-burnthouse/
Goodbye Penryn, from top of that hill!
First row of wind turbines on route, just out of Penryn
Lama, a deer? and turbine in the background, when approaching Longdowns
View in Hernis, probably looking northish
View, see sign for location
Close by the previous photo
South east of Relate
South east of Releath
The house in Releath was built in the 1940s. The current dweller's grandfather collected this row of ploughs, some of which were used at a dairy farm on the left side of the road, though that has now been sold off in lots.
Tell me we are not going over that hill. .. We did!
A calm place for a break
Record of the road surface on some quiet roads. The centre section with growth. Use of the thin usable tarmac was hampered by overgrown side bushes.
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These were common in this part of Cornwall.
In Perran Downs
First sight of St Michael’s Mount
St Michael’s Mount - the tide coming in
People enjoying themselves, with Penzance in the background
Super path from the Mount to Penzance
Penzance has many banks. This is Lloyd's.
Drift Reservoir. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_Reservoir
St Creden, church of Sancreed https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancreed_Parish_Church
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