Wednesday 18th February, 2015  7/52 – Pleinmont to Pembroke.

What a wonderful February morning it was to do this leg from Pleinmont Point to Pembroke Bay. As it was half term I had two school children with their mum as well as Anne S from Les Bons Amis to accompany me on the long journey.

In view of the very low tide, combined with the sunny weather, we decided to walk on the beaches wherever possible, as opposed to taking the road or pavement as I would normally do. This added to the overall time of the leg but as no one was in a rush it was well worth the extra effort. All along the route the sandy beaches and glistening granite rocks looked magnificent, and this was reflected in the number of people and children who were out and about either walking, running or playing: just lovely to see at this time of the year.

Richmond Corner was our first stop for a watering break then we headed on to the Vazon Road and that beautiful sweep of Vazon Bay which is so popular with both locals and tourists as they pursue their own interests.

The weather was still bright and sunny as we approached Cobo Bay, the glorious sand looking pristine in the winter sunshine. Walking on the beach at Cobo always makes me think of fish and chips and sitting by the sea wall eating them! Saline Bay was our next stop for a drink and some refreshments – just wonderful seating on the rocks and watching the world go by – and Anne P decided to leave us at this point.

An additional technical help was an Iphone app that one of the youngsters had, which was able to give us an accurate reading of the number of miles we were actually doing on our walk today.

As we headed towards Port Soif and Portinfer it was great to walk on the established coastal path, which is well used by walkers and cyclists alike. Although heading north the conditions were still very good and we were able to make good progress as we headed towards the Rousse Headland and round to the delightful Grand Havre Bay. Interestingly you can see the Millenium Stone from quite some distance, but this is misleading – the reality is somewhat different, as it took some time to eventually reach the play area at the Amarreurs!

On this occasion we chose to finish our walk by taking the road around to Pembroke Bay via Mont Cuet, eventually finishing some 4 hours 20 minutes after starting from Pleinmont and having completed 12.5 miles.

We were very grateful for the ideal weather conditions, which helped to make this a really enjoyable walk, and it was great to have the company of two other adults and a 12 and 14 year old with me as well.