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Paula's mad Adventures
Discover Paula's Mad Adventures
I hope you enjoy reading about our adventures fundraising and just for fun!
Last year during May and June 2022 we walked the whole beautiful SW coastal path, 630 official miles raising money for Alzheimer's.
In October 2022 we took part in Karen's Klassathon, 22 classes in 3days for Alzheimer's Society.
Sadly mum's tortuous Alzheimer's journey came to an end, just as we were
offered a last minute place on the London Marathon 2023. So Paris became our warm up!
Please support me running the Paris Marathon on 2nd April 2023 London Marathon on 23rd April 2023
raising money for Alzheimer’s society
Our appetite for adventure thoroughly kindled we are now off on the trip of our lives to South America
Follow our adventures in our bog & Instagram here or on Instagram @paulas.mad.adventures
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Day 40 Wembury to Bigbury-on-sea; Tranquil; Tremendous views; Tidal Taxies; Taxing climbs
An easy tranquil stroll around the headland dropping down through woods took us to the Yealm river ferry landing stage. Early, the sign...
Jun 11, 20222 min read
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Day 39 Plymouth to Wembury; Iconic; Industrial; Indistinct views; Indeterminate weather
Indeterminate weather greeted us as we traced the coastline through iconic Plymouth, around the harbours, marinas, industrial zones,...
Jun 11, 20221 min read
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Day 38; Rest day in Plymouth
Here are some photos from my trip down memory land and our rest day wandering the streets of Plymouth. The SW coastal path...
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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Margaret
Here are some treasured photos of mum. If you would like support our walk for Alzheimer’s the two charity just giving pages are...
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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Day 37 Portwrinkle to Plymouth; Ludicrous pollen clouds; Level(ish); Lovely views; Lucky?
Fortunately no firing at Tregantle Fort, so we rejoined the path along the cliffs to lovely views across the bay, after a quick...
Jun 8, 20222 min read
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Day 36 Polperro to Portwrinkle; Contrasting; Confusing; Coastal Conurbations
What a day of contrasts! Glorious weather accompanied us as the path crossed, cliffs, meadows, woods, farmland, coastal towns and...
Jun 7, 20221 min read
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Day 35 Par to Polperro; Ethereal mist; Elegant towns; Exquisite bays; Extreme paths
My friend kindly drove us back to Par beach, together we walked Patch over the misty headland to Polkeris before saying thank you and...
Jun 6, 20222 min read
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Day 34 Mevagissey to Par; Blustery; Buffeted; Benefitting from kindness & friendship
You can’t have anything on your own! My husband has hurt his ankle exactly as I did at the start of the trip! Expecting to be drenched,...
Jun 5, 20222 min read
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Day 33 Veryan to Mevagissey Hot; Hayfevery; Hard & Hilly
Our daughter wonderfully accompanied us again; traipsing over multiple steep ascents and descents through meadows, cliffs, moorland and...
Jun 4, 20221 min read
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Day 32 St Mawes to Veryan; Marvellous; Meandering; Meadowy; Melodic;
After parking the car, just as the tiny ferry to Place was leaving, our daughter bagged the last spot. Landing further round than...
Jun 3, 20222 min read
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Day 31; Rest day in St Mawes
Here are some photos from our not so restful day! After coffee and a pep talk with the lovely charity representative, we wandered round...
Jun 1, 20221 min read
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Day 30 Mawnan Smith to St Mawes; Genial coves; Great vistas; hurdy-Gurdy; Grumbling joints!
Serenaded by sky larks and sea gulls as we curved round the coast through woods, pastoral meadows and pretty coves; not quite as muddy as...
Jun 1, 20221 min read
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Day 29 Coverack to Mawnan Smith; Different; Detours; Deluge; Difficult footing; Delightful
A very different day. Skirting the coast at sea level, picking our footing through the dewy, somewhat muddy path we passed through...
May 30, 20221 min read
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Day 28 The Lizard to Coverack; Halcyon morning; Hazy afternoon; Hilly; High cliff Hugging;
A beautiful blue sky with sparkling seas greeted us as we joined the path, passing the site of the Lizard wireless station (closed) and...
May 29, 20222 min read
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Day 27 Porthleven to The Lizard; Stunning bays; Sunlit Seas; Sunshine; Skylark Songs
In the sunny carpark, we said farewell to our son, before joining the path through Porthleven up the cliffs above with views looking...
May 29, 20222 min read
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Day 26 Marazion to Porthleven Azure skies; Aquamarine Seas; Accompanying & Acquiescing
Accompanied by our son, armed with Philps breakfast pasty, coffee and saffron cakes, tide out we headed across the causeway for breakfast...
May 29, 20221 min read
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Day 25 Lamorna to Marazion; Leisurely; Lucky Lull; Luxurious
Buoyed by our son‘s visit we walked down the hill to Lamorna Cove, only to re-join the narrow, backpack grabbing, bouldery, swampy,...
May 26, 20221 min read
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Day 24 Lands End to Lamorna Bleak; Blowy; Bouldery & Blackthorny; the Bard!
Donning waterproofs, fortified with kindness (including free breakfast from our lovely hosts at Landend hostel) we headed back to join...
May 26, 20222 min read
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Day 23 Lower Boscaswell to Lands End Clear; Craggy Coast; Cornish Copper & tin mining Country
Crossing through the Cornish mining world heritage site, where remnants of copper and tin mines pepper the landscape, we passed...
May 25, 20221 min read
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Day 22 St Ives to Lower Boscaswell Remote; Raw; Rocky; Ruinous
After nervously speaking on Radio Cornwall again, they kindly invited me back, we left a little later than anticipated. I blabbered; not...
May 24, 20222 min read
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Day 21; Rest day in St Ives
Here are a few pictures from wandering the cobbled streets of St Ives, visiting the Tate and Barbara Hepworth Sculpture garden and some...
May 24, 20221 min read
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The Walk; Week by Week
Here are the weekly maps showing where we have walked from and to so far, and where we will be walking each day for the rest of the walk....
May 24, 20221 min read
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Day 20 Hayle to St Ives Estaurial views; Easier walking;
Cornwall under construction was evident as we walked through Hayle; regaining it’s glory lost since it’s mining heyday. The path wended,...
May 22, 20221 min read
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Day 19 Portreath to Hayle Undulating; Uncompromising winds; Unique experience
Eventually we found the path and climbed the hill overlooking Portreath; fortunately the toilet block produced a smile. Undulating...
May 20, 20221 min read
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Where have we been?
I started paulas.mad.adventures with the goal of letting you know how our adventure for dementia is going.
Read on and enjoy!
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