Today's ride took us first to Par and St Austell, then along the coast road through Pentewan to the delightful fishing village of Mevagissey. Further lanes then brought us to the quiet Boswinger hostel, set in a small farming community.

From Boswinger we rode to St Just in Roseland, investigating the picturesque church and gardens there. We then headed north and crossed the river Fal on the King Harry ferry. Our route then took us on to the north coast of Cornwall at Perranporth, famous for its incredibly large beach. The small, simple hostel is perched on a cliff overlooking the beach.

When we had cooked our food and cleaned up the kitchen we walked down to the beach to play in the glorious sunset.

First stop today was The World in Miniature attraction at Goonhavern, just up the hill from Perranporth. We managed to find most of the world's most famous buildings right there in Cornwall!

We rode through Newquay and on to Mawgan Porth, where we stopped to explore the Bedruthan Steps that lead down to the beach and cove.

Treyarnon Bay youth hostel is a little further up the coast, through a series of twisty lanes. The hostel is right next to an excellent beach with its own rockpools.

After taking photos and exploring the nearby beach we rode to Trevose Head where we were able to go inside the lighthouse and have a good look around.

Next stop was the popular fishing village of Padstow, from where we followed the Camel Trail cycle path as far as Wadebridge. We stopped at one point to play on the estuary near the path.

Some more lanes brought us to Delabole, famous for its slate production. There was a visitor centre there so we spent a little time looking around.

A descent and stiff climb brought us to Tintagel, from where a track led us across the unspoiled headland to the hostel, located in a commanding position overlooking the sea. We were fortunate enough to be allocated the front dormitory, overlooking the sea and partially submerged in the headland.

There was more sunshine for our final day. The ride to the picture postcard village of Boscastle was just a few miles, and here we spent an enjoyable time playing in the water and taking photos.

A stiff climb took us out of the village and over towards Bodmin Moor. We took the lanes towards Altarnun which included a number of fords - our youngsters couldn't resist riding them over and over again.

After a stretch of main road to Jamaica Inn we took the valley road to Liskeard, which followed the river downhill all the way. This was a very scenic route, and provided a fitting end to an excellent Easter tour.

Our train left Liskeard at 1.30pm and took us all back to Totnes, from where Catherine continued to Bristol and the rest of us were collected by various parents.

Colin, Vic and Iris (Torbay and Plymouth sections) all deserted us at Avonwick, preferring to select their own terrestrial routes rather than accompany us over open moorland.

We pushed through Wrangaton golf course to the peak of Ugborough Beacon for lunch, where fine views from Erme Valley to Teignmouth could be enjoyed. A passing train seemed to take an eternity to travel from Ivybridge to South Brent despite its '125' status, but we managed to follow its progress right through to Marley tunnel before its distance rendered it invisible.

Crossing behind the beacon we quickly joined the old tramway, following its course into the heart of the South Moor at a snail's pace (Mark Moxham was the snail, probably because he didn't want to scratch his new bike). We then followed the Abbot's Way from Crossways back to Cross Furzes, which (much to Glenn's dismay) involved careering down a bumpy slope, crossing a clapped-out clapper bridge, tackling a number of bogs and streams and climbing a stile. We made it, however, and still had time for afternoon tea at the Crofters cafeteria.