Get away for… THE WEEKEND!
Inspired by reading about the 630-mile South West Coast Path, which runs from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon and Cornwall, we walked some of this whilst staying in north Devon.
We had it cushy, walking directly from the Damage Barton campsite at Mortehoe to join the path. We knew the comfort of our home on wheels was waiting for us at the end of the strenuous up and down hikes that we undertook.
It was not so for Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path who, with her terminally ill husband, Moth, set off to walk the entire path when they lost their home and livelihood. Middle-aged, backpacking, tent-camping wild and living on a shoestring budget, the journey tests their endurance and will to survive.
We revelled in the dramatic scenery, the views of offshore Lundy Island, Worms Head and the distant coastline of south Wales.
The sheer pleasure of spending time by the sea and close-up with nature, even when
