SWAUKS- The Saints & Tinners 300Km

Interesting place name near Plying Place.

Dave & Anne Carrivick running the Truro control.

Truro control and the heavens opened.

Plumetting down through Gweek, and on past Poldark Mine and through Stithains, legs were very heavy and tired as we hauled up the last climb into Truro.

Just as we arrived in the City the rain began and as we found Dave & Anne carrivick in the Car Park it started raining steadily.

Supper in Sainsbury's
Enjoying a "ready meal" at Sainsbury's.

Dave & Betty Pentecost were running a control at St.Austell.

Tired and damp, time for a quick kip near Wadebridge, before the final run of hills to Bodmin.

We headed for the cover of the supremarket and stocked up with some prepared food. I found a chicken pasta meal which was was ideal.

We bade farewell to Dave and Anne, and dropped down through the city and out on the back road to Tresillion. it was getting very dark and wet.

The route finding in the dark and rain through Grampound was slow going. We found the info control, but arrived at the St.Austell control with about 20 mins. to spare.

3am - Completed! - supper and crash out!

A welcoming meal at the finish.

The long haul out of St.Austell was horrible. The drag went on for ever, and it was very misty with thick drizzle headind towards Padstow. I was struggling to stay awake despite the rain! At Padstow the control told us to take a direct route back to Bodmin. The rain had made the road through the back roads treacherous, so we were happy to oblige.
A couple of stops for food and a power nap in a bus shelter and we were on our way, very tight for time but at just after 3am we slogged up the final hill and saw a faint torch directing us to the HQ.
We were last home but just in time, and Don soon rusteld up a meal before we hit the luxury of a blanket on the hall floor!

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Gweek	Interesting place name near Plying Place.	Truro control and the heavens opened.
Plumetting down through Gweek, and on past Poldark Mine and through Stithains, legs were very heavy and tired as we hauled up the last climb into Truro.		Just as we arrived in the City the rain began and as we found Dave & Anne carrivick in the Car Park it started raining steadily.
Enjoying a "ready meal" at Sainsbury's.	Dave & Betty Pentecost were running a control at St.Austell.	Tired and damp, time for a quick kip near Wadebridge, before the final run of hills to Bodmin.
We headed for the cover of the supremarket and stocked up with some prepared food. I found a chicken pasta meal which was was ideal.	We bade farewell to Dave and Anne, and dropped down through the city and out on the back road to Tresillion. it was getting very dark and wet.	The route finding in the dark and rain through Grampound was slow going. We found the info control, but arrived at the St.Austell control with about 20 mins. to spare.