Yesterday was generally very low cloud - at sea level it was dry but as soon as our route took us up to the base of the cloud, it was rather damp. However, it never became so wet that we needed to take our waterproofs out of the rucksack.

We began at Par, with the chapel-of-ease called the Church of the Good Shepherd, in the main part of Par, close to the railway lines and china clay works.

The rail track from Par Docks runs inland and quickly joins the branch line to Newquay. A good footpath follows the route and that of a small river and, we think, the remains of the canal once built to the foot of the incline from the Treffrey Viaduct tram network. As the path crossed the track at one point, our predictions about a train being unlikely as two had alr4eady passed in the past 15 minutes (it is not exactly the busiest of routes) we spotted a Virgin train making its way slowly down to Par at about 20 mph - or less!

The path emerged at Tywardreath Highway and from there it was a short walk to St Blazey Church. From there we walked uphill and around to Par church. Although from the main road this feels as if it is at the top of a hill, it is actually art way down - as you soon discover when approaching it on foot. Thye cloud base was sufficiently low to leave the top of the steeple very unclear!

After eating our lunch in the hcurchyard, we continued through Tregrehan Mills and then up a hill to cross the newish Distributor Road before arriving at Boscoppa on the outskirts of St Austell. The church here meets in Bishop Bronscombe Church of England primary school.

It was downhill, through Bethel, almost all the way to Charlestown - this is one of the main Forward in Faith bases in Cornwall. It is set a little back from the harbour, once important for the export of china clay but now more popular with visitors as a base for a small fleet of sailing ships, wich appear in many films and television dramas.

After a plesant cup of tea and teacake, the last part of the walk followed the coastal path, through Carlyon Bay (why cannot the planners allow the development to continue? Wrecking objections from local residents serve only to leave this beach little better than a disaster area whilst official inquiries continue)