The last trip from my tremendous Cornwall adventure. The forecast was not good, and I didn't fancy the exposed North coast, so, it was a choice of Fowey, or a journey home. Wimped out, and headed for the South coast, and the shelter of Fowey, and the river.First thing to note is Fowey is pronounced 'FOY',apologies if You already know. I put in at the Bodinnick ferry, which @ £7 to cross 100metres of water works out at approx. £105 per mile!!!! the equivalent of crossing the Channel would be £2205.... I then paddled downstream, and out to sea, following the coast for about a mile to the South West, turning back at Southground point. Back into the River Fowey, a stop at Readymoney Cove, a brief exploration of St Catherine's Castle and some dinner on the beach. On the return, I crossed the river and explored the East side, and Polruan. Back up to the Ferry at Bodinnick, and Daphne Du Maurier's house, with the Figurehead on it, then up river beyond the Coasters, loading China Clay. This bit was tremendously interesting, with the Industry,small boat yards, derelict landing strips, Tugboats, Yachts at moorings, e.t.c.The final bit was really good, with Mullet swimming all around my boat, and lovely scenery, this would have been much better on a sunny day but it ws still very good, and at the turning point upstream, it felt like the end of Summer 2011, and was a quite melancholy moment, knowing I would be heading home,and most likely not experiencing warm weather again until 2012. If you like the look of this trip, I can say that the River Dart is very similar, in Devon.
15 окт 2024
