Day 7

This proved to be our hardest day yet and not because of hangovers from the superb fund raising party the night before. We did over 2000 feet of vertical height gain and 34 miles that day. Our first major climb was the Blue Hills out of St Agnes - a bit of a shock to the system, but manageable. We met a fellow cyclist who had just pedalled down the West Coast of the USA and Mexico with his wife. Made our little effort small by comparison! On through Perranporth and several more big climbs (and downhills too!) before rolling into Newquay where we had a pleasant lunch on the beach with Dave Angilly. Porth Hill followed with cold legs, then Watergate Bay - - another really hard climb. But the views were spectacular all along this part of the coast and we turned up in Padstow, having meandered through pretty little villages, for a welcome cup of tea. We finished up in Polzeath, tired but satisfied, and had a very pleasant evening with the obligatory bottles of red wine.