Day 4 More Hills.

Camelford to Highampton.

Hills. You can't go far in Cornwall without meeting one. The good thing is that there is always a Down side.  Today, several hills had short Ups and long Downs and for 2 of these this meant about 2 miles of freewheeling. As you are grinding away going up you cant help thinking how slow it is but then this compensated by the 20mph+ on the other side. The 'top ' does not cover any distance usually, you are either going up or going down meaning also a quick change from being too hot to too cold. 

The other feature of Lanes here are the high hedges which can block the view but then also provide a surprise as you round a corner. Admittiedly this could be a car though you can hear them or like today , this 

our first County border. This gave a boost and the confirmation that progress is being made despite the sometimes slow uphill speed. 

Today we got an earlier start 08.00 . The Cherry Cottage site was quiet and I had left my phone powerpack charging overnight in the kitchen block. Julian had left some damp items drying so we reclaimed these on the way out.

 The powerpack has been great, it lives in my barbag and can power my phone while cycling if need be. As a good bit of the route yesterday was not on a Sustrans signposted route i was using my gps  map.app a  lot and got the Low Power warning  by early afternoon. 

The forecast was saying rain after 10.00 , which it did, but  we had a dry'ish 15 miles by then. I say ish as my left foot was wet but at least it was warm. 

The overtrousers were on and off a lot due partly to the overheating going up and overcooling going down as well as the rain. I have changed my mind about velcro on my jacket zipflap which i did not like to start with but see the benefits of changing ventilation requirements at short notice. 

No tearooms on route today until Holsworthy where  a cafe with chipshop on rhe side catered for all tastes. I was starving so a pretty good roast beef, pud, 3 veg and roast pots was served while Julian had liver and bacon plus trimmings. 

A visit to the Co-op next then back in the saddle. This was a busy place for traffic and we were glad to getback to a small lane and Route 3. The landscape is changing now and looking NE we could see the more gently rolling hills of Devon though I hear they are just as good as their Cornish cousins. 

Tonights site is near Highampton, at Legge Farm which is a fish farm. Its paradise if you are a sport fisherman. There are 5 lakes with different species and the photos of some huge Carp being caught are amazing. The fish are put back straight away to live another day. 

Befor we got here we stopped at Sheepwash looking for a tearoom but no luck. We asked at the Post Office and the lady there said she would make us a cuppa. We bought some items in return, but she then also gave us a donation for MS. We had a good blether, getting the local news and also a headsup for the pubfood which we returned to later. 

Rick and Wendy at Legge suggested a taxi firm to go back to Sheepwash, which we used, and we were pleasantly surprised when Linda the driver gave us a donation. Her firm Hatherleigh Taxis iis providing free transport to Bristol airport for a local 3 year old boy who has to go to America for a special operation. 

The Half Moon Inn served up a super meal, mushroom and tarragon soup and homemade fish pie , veg and extra mash on the side. Sadly i was full and no room for the lemon meringue dessert i had eyed up. A great end to a great day.