The Camel Estuary

The view from The Camel Trail looking towards the Atlantic,

with the beautiful town of Padstow on the left,

and the fashionable village of Rock , on the right.

The Camel Estuary near Padstow

The weather forecasters are promising an improvement, starting today. 

Perhaps the Jet Stream will move back north to its normal track and summer can start at last. 

Hopefully this view over River Camel, from the famous village of Padstow back up river towards the beautiful town of Wadebridge, will once again be bathed in warm sunshine.

Maybe the footpaths through the Camel Valley will get the chance to dry out and cease to be muddy steams.

Well maybe.

Wadebridge

Padstow, at the mouth of the River Camel, is connected to the lovely market town of Wadebridge, 5 miles or so up river by the first section, of what is probably one of the most stunning cycling/walking/horse riding tracks in the country, The Camel Trail, which in all, is 18 miles long.

The main, pedestrianised, shopping street of Wadebridge has all the shops you would expect, including a traditional butcher, baker, boutiques and banks, together with pubs with good food, and, of course, authentic Cornish Pasties.

But I love browsing in these shops. In the ironmonger you can still buy nails and screws that don't come shrink wrapped in plastic.