Summary
Today's Distance: ~30 km (18.7 miles)
Total Distance: 1569 km (975 miles)
Distance to go: 60 km (37 miles)
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Breakfast at 7:30am and back on road at Perranporth sea front at 8:35am. My first day back on the South West Coast Path. l found this first section to the outskirts of St. Agnes a little vertiginous, but l'm sure most people would have no problem with it. I left the SWCP near Cross Coombe and headed via Wheal Kitty and the outskirts of St. Agnes through the Cemetary and a good path to Mingoon (?). I stopped at the shops in St. Agnes and bought a bottle of milk shake which l drank on my way to the Cemetary. I took off my pack and jumped on the bottle to sqash it and reduce its size. I then started pushing it into one of the side pockets of my pack. A lady walking by must have been watching all this action and very kindly offered to drop the bottle in a waste bin as she was heading back into town. It never ceases to surprise me how helpful passing strangers can be. Perhaps l've been reading too many newspapers.
I continued on the road through Towan Cross to Porthtowan where l wisely asked directions at a garage. I was informed that my planned route via a disused airfield was not possible as it was MOD land, so at Factory Farm l returned to the SWCP. Then followed a pleasant but at times arduous walk to Portreath. Quite a few steps to go up and down across two small valleys. On the way to Portreath l met Brian and his family out for a walk, we chatted and they very kindly gave me a donation. I stopped at the Portreath Arms for lunch where l received my second donation of the day from Martin. I went wrong when leaving Portreath and finished up heading for Illogan. I eventually found my way out on the B3301 which l followed to a turnoff at Bassets Cove where l joined the SWCP again.
I followed the SWCP to a car park just past Hell's Mouth where l met a Dutchman, another long distance walker, and we chatted for a while about walking. I then followed the B3301, with some care to Gwithian from where l leave for Hayle (and beyond) tomorrow. We had our evening meal in a pub at Phillack where l had the best salad yet supplied as a side dish to lasagne.
About my blog
CLL is the acronym for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. CLL is the most common cancer of the blood. However, unlike many other leukaemias, CLL is incurable. Innovative research is desperately needed to provide treatments which are more effective than the derivatives of chemical warfare agents currently in use. Research however costs money.
I am going to attempt to walk from John o'Groats in the north east of Scotland to Land's End in the south west of England. Hence the acronym JOGLE. I estimate the total distance covered will be slightly over 1000 miles. The purpose of my walk is to make more people aware of this insidious disease and to encourage them to sponsor me by donating to the research groups I am supporting.
On my walk, I hope to provide updates on my progress and photos of my trip – mobile coverage permitting.
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How you can help
You can help maintain my morale by making a DONATION to Charity Giving. They will divide your donations equally between Leukaemia Research, which funds research into all leukaemias and related lymphomas in the UK and the Malghan Institute in New Zealand, which is undertaking research into a vaccine based treatment for CLL.
If you would like you can come and share a virtual day of the walk with me. Just make a small DONATION to charity giving and then contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com with a photograph or avatar of whoever is to join me on the walk, with his or her name and any comments you would like added. You can also use this facility to remember a family member or friend who has passed away as a result of leukaemia or lymphoma. (Please allow for at least a 24 hour delay between your donation and the appearence of photographs.)
I would appreciate people joining me in person on the walk. If anyone from the UK walking or CLL communities would like to join me for part of a day or more it would be really helpful. Time passes much faster in good company. Contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com for an accurate location, subject to me having adequate mobile reception.
1000 miles is a long way and your support, virtual or otherwise, will provide a much needed psychological boost. This walk is 3 to 4 times further than any walk I have previously attempted.
Please feel free to pass on the details of this site to anyone you think may be interested. The link is www.cancerwalker.com
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CLL is the acronym for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. CLL is the most common cancer of the blood. However, unlike many other leukaemias, CLL is incurable. Innovative research is desperately needed to provide treatments which are more effective than the derivatives of chemical warfare agents currently in use. Research however costs money.
I am going to attempt to walk from John o'Groats in the north east of Scotland to Land's End in the south west of England. Hence the acronym JOGLE. I estimate the total distance covered will be slightly over 1000 miles. The purpose of my walk is to make more people aware of this insidious disease and to encourage them to sponsor me by donating to the research groups I am supporting.
On my walk, I hope to provide updates on my progress and photos of my trip – mobile coverage permitting.
________________________________________________________________
How you can help
You can help maintain my morale by making a DONATION to Charity Giving. They will divide your donations equally between Leukaemia Research, which funds research into all leukaemias and related lymphomas in the UK and the Malghan Institute in New Zealand, which is undertaking research into a vaccine based treatment for CLL.
If you would like you can come and share a virtual day of the walk with me. Just make a small DONATION to charity giving and then contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com with a photograph or avatar of whoever is to join me on the walk, with his or her name and any comments you would like added. You can also use this facility to remember a family member or friend who has passed away as a result of leukaemia or lymphoma. (Please allow for at least a 24 hour delay between your donation and the appearence of photographs.)
I would appreciate people joining me in person on the walk. If anyone from the UK walking or CLL communities would like to join me for part of a day or more it would be really helpful. Time passes much faster in good company. Contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com for an accurate location, subject to me having adequate mobile reception.
1000 miles is a long way and your support, virtual or otherwise, will provide a much needed psychological boost. This walk is 3 to 4 times further than any walk I have previously attempted.
Please feel free to pass on the details of this site to anyone you think may be interested. The link is www.cancerwalker.com
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Monday, September 7, 2009
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1 comments:
Richard it is a joy to read your journal, well done you are almost there.
regards
Chonette
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