Just more hills really. We got to Tavistock early in the morning, having now completed the crossing of the Dartmoor national park. It is very high of course, and across the top (while going up, then down, then up, then down.....) but across the top there are no fences - the black faced sheep roam free and are on the road. Some of the descents are done carefullay at 50kph in order to dodge the sheep sleeping on the road! A really beautiful experience, despite the many many hills.
At Tavistock we asked a Cornishman the road out of town. He mentioned Gunneslake up ahead (''you've got some hills in front of you'') - we heard this a thouasand times!. He said there is a climb of 1 mile into Gunneslake. Well we have news - we climbed 2k and thought that was the climb, then it plummeted. We crossed a lovely stone bridge and met the Cornwall 'welcome' sign, then it climbed, and climbed and climbed - this is granny gear stuff, and only for the mountain bikers ( ie Angus I kept thinking of you!). However, with my trusty granny engaged, I climbed it and when at the top again it was exactly 1.6k where I waited for Julie - then it climbed again until we left Gunneslake.
We just did more of the same until we made it to St Austell - the climb out of Lostwitherell was about 2k of sheer steep walls! We were late into camp, but enjoyed the dinner together. Too tired to walk over the hill to see the sea. We went to bed. Our tent is very snug and cosy. Good night!
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