The day of extreme rain, a medical emergency and a phantom path.
We left Gulworthy and headed straight into the forest (rainforest, as it turns out). The rain theme continued throughout the day. By the time we'd crossed the River Tamar into Cornwall we had been thoroughly drenched.
Soon after the first soaking we then had a map-based incident. After following a sign post which seemed to make sense for the direction we should have been going, it transpired that it wasn't and sent us on a 3 mile detour which ultimately ended up back at the place we first went astray.
More heavy rain closed in as we climbed 1000 feet to the peak of Kit Hill. And then down the other side to Callington.
Callington is a smallish town so we were lucky to find a shop open on Easter Sunday. We didn't need anything in particular as we'd planned as if nothing would be open. However it was a welcome warm and dry place which contained chocolate.
A medical emergency unfolded in front of us in the road in Callington and Alex's first aid skills came into action . Once the ambulance arrived and the paramedics took over we were on our way again, into the rain for the final 7 miles to Pensilva on the edge of Bodmin Moor.
Being such a wet and 'eventful' day, it meant we didn't take many photos. But here are a couple of grey-looking pictures, of ghostly things appearing through the murkiness.
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