Walking on a sunny Saturday is a lot different to walking on a very wet Wednesday for obvious reasons, so today I was to set off in wall to wall sunshine, and see more people than at ant other time on the path to date. Talking of people, you would have to go a very long way to meet nicer people than Sally and Tim, who have hosted me for the past four days at their wonderful property in Praa Sands. They have gone out of their way, with generosity, hospitality, and friendship, and I know they changed personal plans to accommodate my stay and my tooing and froing. I awoke this morning and opened my cabin doors in their garden to be greeted in sequence by, A Jay, two Magpies, A blackbird, two rooks, two Bantams, three geese, two cats and a dog. As David said I felt like Dr Dolittle. I was very sad to say farewell. David, who has also gone above and beyond with assistance, dropped me at Helford Landings, and the sun was up and happy. People were already launching boats, Cornish Gig teams were on the water training giving the Helford River a busy look. The path is gentle in this section, with sheltered wooden sections skirting the estuary. The woods are alive with colour and wildlife, this is a very good time to be walking. The path then climbs around Toll Point, and then on to Rosemullion Head where you leave the Helford River behind you. A drop into Maenporth, a lovely little beach with many families already set up, and a great spot for a cup of tea. People change when the sun shines, everyone appeared happy. Kayaks, paddle boards, inflatables were all present on a millpond state sea, at this point I wished my family were here enjoying this scene. On and up around Newporth Head and Pennance Point, and a gentle incline into Swanpool Beach. The sands are very busy now, and every craft you can imagine is on the water, either in the bay or out to sea. After Swanpool the path remains very urban into Falmouth, Surfers against sewage are holding a rally on Gyllngvase Beach, and a lot of white skin on the beach is turning slightly pinkish. Around Pendennis Point and into a very busy Falmouth. Another 10 miles chalked off the target now starts with a two (just) 296 Miles to go. My youngest son joins me this evening for tomorrows adventure, so very much looking forward to seeing him.