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We did it, one thousand and twenty eight miles and it’s been amazing! It was just so exciting to arrive in John O’Groats and walk

We left Thuso this morning for our last full day of walking. Thurso is a lovely place with great views out to sea, world class

We set off very early from Melvich for today’s long walk to Thurso. It was full waterproofs on as the forecast rain had well and

We started this morning with a steep climb out of Farr Bay and once again we were on open moorland. We couldn’t believe it when

The first views this morning were of The Kyle of Tongue and the causeway that takes traffic directly across to the A’Mhoine Peninsula. Today saw

We rejoined the A836 for our final full day of walking Northwards, before heading East tomorrow. The views continued to be as spectacular as yesterday

We left Crask in beautiful sunshine this morning after a lovely peaceful time in the remote Inn. It had been very special to stay in

Today we have followed the A836 all day, as can be seen from the pictures this is an extremely quiet road! It has passed through

We headed out this morning from Bonar Bridge along a quiet A road. This ran right alongside the beautiful Kyle of Sutherland giving us amazing

So, we decided to use our rest day yesterday wisely and walked six miles of today’s route as far as Strath Rory! This meant we

A very different day today from the past weeks on well known Highland trails. From now on we are following our own route as we

  A different start to today with a two mile road walk on pavements out of Drumnadrochit and sometimes close to Loch Ness. It was

  As has become a regular start to recent days, this morning began with a very steep climb. This time we saw lots of clouds

We started with another steep narrow path this morning taking us up to join another woodland track. We travelled past the remainder of Loch Oich

We said goodbye to Gwyneth and Andy this morning and headed back to Loch Lochy. Thank you so much for a wonderful time, it’s been

Today we started our next trail, The Great Glen Way. We headed off from Fort William and near the start of the walk saw a

We’re back! It’s been great to return to Scotland and be back on the trail. We headed out from Kinlochleven up the steep path which

So, we wondered if it would happen, we hoped it wouldn’t happen….it did happen. One of us got Covid, you can guess who it is

It’s been a very long and very wet day. We set off very early this morning in the rain. Our route took us through remote

It’s been a day of spectacular views and really great walking. After passing The Bridge of Orchy we’re now in the remote spot of Inveroran

This morning started in the same way as yesterday finished but for much longer. Lots of ups and downs, twists and turns, tree roots and

Luckily yesterday’s rain had stopped and we set off in the dry for our walk along Loch Lomond. We headed straight down to the lochside

What a day, West Highland Way, torrential rain, fellow LEJOG walker and an amazing surprise! We knew the weather forecast said today was going to

So, in a change to our itinerary we have decided to walk today and rest tomorrow! It’s only been a short distance and we just

It’s been a very different walk to yesterday. Today has been all about heading into the centre of Glasgow, much of it through busy areas.

It’s been one of our longest walks today and we have followed The Clyde Walkway for almost  the entire route. The trail is very mixed

It been a long tough day with lots of ascent. We started back on the road we left yesterday but this time the road was

We began our day by exploring Lockerbie and visiting one of the two memorials that remember the victims of the Lockerbie bombing. We then walked

When we planned our route we knew there would be the section of road walking we have started today. It means spending three days on

It’s been a very exciting and different sort of day. The streets were very quiet when we left Carlisle early this morning. It definitely felt

We set off from lovely, quiet and peaceful Catterlen in clear and sunny weather. It certainly is a beautiful place to visit. Our walk once

Our accommodation had been changed last night and so a new route was planned. We had a  brief walk along the A6 before heading off

We set off from lovely Garth Row knowing we had a wonderful day of fell walking ahead of us. Very different to all the canal

Our day began by heading across a sheep field next to the M6 to rejoin The Lancaster Canal. As we walked along it was amazing

To slightly misquote The Proclaimers….We have walked just over 500 miles, and we will walk just under 500 miles more! Just over half way, woohoo!

We have noticed that there are flags out in every place we visit, Garstang was no exception. Hopefully they are for us, or has there

We had a great rest day yesterday visiting Avenham Park next to the River Ribble. It was really beautiful and so peaceful. This morning we

We rejoined The Leeds and Liverpool Canal to begin our journey towards Preston. Today the canal travelled through wonderful arable farmland all  incredibly neatly sown

A different start to today when we passed two iconic locations. First of all Wigan Pier, initially made famous by jokes by comedians. Later it

We had a real treat last night when we went to Sandra and Tony’s house for a lovely home cooked meal. It was great to

Our stay last night was in a beautiful remote area close to Dutton Locks. It was lovely to start the day walking across fields back

It’s been a long, tough, wet day. We always knew this would be one of the hard days and it didn’t disappoint! We set off

There was great excitement in Stoke today as Robbie Williams was in town to play his homecoming concert at Port Vale. Quite an event but

We had a lovely start to the day when Drew Wilson came to catch up with us and also move our main kit to our

It’s been lovely spending family time with Kate, George, Arron, April and Leo. We’ve certainly been spoilt and had lots of fun too! It was

We resumed our walk on the disused railway line in torrential rain. Luckily the start was under trees. This was followed by time again on

We were very happy this morning when George, our son in law, met us at 6.30am to collect our main kit to take to Compton.

Another early start today as we knew we had a long day ahead. Going through Worcester City Centre we saw some very ornate gates and

After our successful route along the A38 yesterday we decided to head towards Worcester in the same way. When we checked it all out using

We had a real treat on our rest day when Rick and Anne Walker came to see us. It was lovely to go out for

Our stay with Basia and Paul was over all too quickly. However, we had the pleasure of walking with Paul for the entire day with

Early starts are now the norm. It’s peaceful, calm and means we can set a steady pace to reach our destination in good time. Weather

Today started with a two hour walk along the very busy and noisy road through Avonmouth Docks. There was a constant stream of lorries and

It’s been a long, hot, tough day. From the start of the day we followed a route where there were many works going on for

Today started by crossing the M5 with distant views of The Mendip Hills. We then continued along small roads that were certainly very different to

When planning the route from Bridgwater to Sedgemoor Services, two options emerged. The first was the no doubt peaceful and picturesque coastal path, the second

Today was our first full day of just canal walking which meant we made really good time. The canal is called The Bridgwater and Taunton

A tricky start to the day as we were hoping to make use of some footpaths. However, this was not to be as the footpath

Such an exciting day today, we left the ups and downs of Devon and Cornwall and headed along the The Grand Western Canal towards our

It’s been a tough day today, really hot and lots and lots of steep ups and downs. Amazing views though, so well worth the effort!

We started our day crossing the very busy A 30 and making our way, on verges, around the equally busy roundabouts to find the quiet

After the torrential rain of yesterday it was great to see blue skies and sun for much of the day. We started out along the

As promised the day’s weather mainly consisted of strong winds and heavy rain. Luckily we were well prepared, as Alfred Wainwright once said; “There’s no

Two major highlights today, we left Cornwall and crossed the Tamar River into Devon. We have also gone over 100 miles. Woohoo, only 900 miles

Another early start today with a low mist over the hills. Lovely and cool! We had planned for our route to take us through the

An early start today with a walk along a busy road out of St Austell, we knew it was going to be hot so wanted

We left behind the industrial landscape from yesterday (and yesteryear) as we moved in to vast agricultural fields with well defined paths. We really like

Our route today took us through the sizeable towns of Camborne, Redruth and Truro as well small villages. From the very start it was a

There is no doubt St Michael’s Mount dominates the coast in this area, and we can understand why. It certainly looked striking in the sunshine

8 o’clock start at Land’s End saw us and three other people at the iconic signpost. It turned out they were also doing the LEJOG,