Today was very, very, VERY windy and the waves were HUGE but thankfully the wind was in my favour as it was behind me pushing me uphill. We walked from Lizard to Porthleven with the occasional shower. We saw some incredible sights, such as the illusion that it was snowing. This was in fact the spume from the sea being blown ashore by the massive winds we were experiencing. It came in a blizzard fashion, up the side of the cliffs leaving them white like Dover. Below you can see the white milk like sea and to the right a picture of a beach completely covered in the foam. 
As we left Kynance Cove and headed towards Porthleven we were literally blown away by the scenery and the winds. We watched waves crash into the coves with such force that you could be forgiven for thinking that a hurricane was iminent. We lunched at Mullion Cove and then joined many tourists on the harbourside wall watching the waves in complete awe.
Day 21 was great, it was the homeward leg of my trip around Cornwall. Again it was raining, but that didn't matter as the excitement of reaching home territory was taking over. We saw seals and basking sharks as well as crazy people swimming and BBQ-ing on the beach. The walk itself was very flat and quite easy although in distance it was 14.75miles, so not a short walk. The path, in contrast to the North Coast was practically at beach level so we were often covered in sea water more so than the rain. There were still a few cliffs to walk like this one just past Praa Sands. As we rounded Cudden Point I had a small celebration dance as I was met with this view. Home!
If you haven't guessed, this is me rather wet arriving in Penzance.
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