After yesterday surprise arrival it was great to meet Gav in a very sunny St Ives for what had been described as one of the toughest sections of the SWCP. The guide book describes it as having the character of remote and lonely, tough going with rock scrambles, and boggy lengths. But as I have said before, wiser people than me have told me that I will remember the tough sections and this section was tough. This is not laid out as a path, it is a rock face laid flat, with every single obstacle that has ever been naturally made. Everything was dandy walking through the waking streets of lovely St Ives, around the town and out along the back of Porthmeor Beach, and up on to the path to Claggy Point. From here the path becomes a side on mountain climb, but with some of the most amazing views experienced to date. You need big will power to lift your head to look at this wonderful section of path, stark cliffs, rock pinnacles, wonderful coves and sea colours that are beyond belief. A tough climb and decent around Carn Naun Point opens up to the beautiful River Cove and the Economy Cove. Gav in his shorts and trainer is tackling this like a Sunday afternoon walk, even when his trainers start to disintergrate. The going is really slow,, you just have to pick you way over, around and along huge boulders, and this seems incessant all the way to Zenor Cove. Now lesser men would bail out at this point go to the Tinners Arms, and have a nice afternoon in the pub. Oh how I had to fight that thought. More ups and downs take you on past Horseback Zawn, Pendor Cove and Veor Cove. It’s tough going but we plough on, eventually rising to be level with Gurnards Rock, and people even madder than us, who are climbing the sheer cliff faces and the rock stack at Ebal Rocks. You realise that this world is full of people who do challenge themselves and just love the outdoor world. The sun is shining, the winds are light and we can see in the distance, some distance the goal for today the lighthouse at Pendeen watch. As we turn Porthmeor Point we meet a couple sitting on the edge of the cliff watching a shoal of fish in the transluscent waters of Porthmeor Cove below. It is so difficult to describe the colours, hopefully the photos do it justice. We have managed most of the serious rocks and are now negotiating a bog, where the rocks are welcome assteppingg stones. Thelighthousee has now gon,  and the old sayin, “If you think you are nearly there you are not comes back. Three more miles of tough ground, past Porthmoins Cove, Brandy’s, Whirl Pool, Wolf Rocks, Greeb Point, and the beautiful Portheras Cove. One last climb up to Pendeen Watch and the waiting family collection. Only one thing for it, straight back to the Tinners Arms for a well earned pint and dinner. They tell you its 14 miles, but believe you me, it’s more than that, a really tough but rewarding section.