Day 2

OK, perhaps I was being a little too cocky when I blogged yesterday and said "Bring it on!". The end of day 1 the hilly bits of Cornwall gave way to rolling countryside and maybe I fooled myself into thinking today would be more of the same. Sadly I was wrong. Anyone who has visited north Cornwall will know that the coast road through places like Boscastle and Tintagel goes up and down like a roller coaster. And it got to the stage that every time we saw a 30% descent sign we just said "oh no!" because we knew there was a 30% climb coming up the other side of the valley. That coupled with tired legs after yesterday and getting wetter than I have ever been outside of a swimming pool made today very gruelling.
Some of the gadgets we have brought with us have been a bit of a letdown. Satmap rechargeable batteries only lasted a few hours then 3 AA batteries a similar period. It simply cannot be relied on for a full days navigation. Andy's Windows Mobile handheld lasted better but was less waterproof. Thank god we printed maps on Tyvek, they are our ultimate fallback.
I cannot believe we are 25 miles north of Exeter and near the M5. Im thinking tomorrow will be Somerset Levels easy. But don't want to make the same mistake as yesterday, just hope for the best.