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LEJOG 2023

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    April 7, 2023
    MaryALEJOG 2023Traveler

    Only 9 days to go

    March 29, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C

    My ‘old’ school friend Helen and I are setting off from Land’s End on Friday 7th April with the aim of walking up to John O’Groats. Just a wee wander. We will have the support of wonderful friends and family.
    I’ll keep you updated as we go.    Read more

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    One day to go..

    April 6, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    This really seems to be happening. We’re travelling south on way to pick up Helen then onto Land’s End. Who’s idea was it to start on Good Friday? I think it was to reduce the risk of midges in Scotland 🤔. First traffic jam hitRead more

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    Day 1 LEJOG

    April 7, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    What a splendid day. Sunshine, lovely paths, quiet lanes, beach,hot cross buns, brass band. And a pub to finish 4 miles further on.

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    LEJOG Day 3

    April 9, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    Frogpool to Indian Queens. 22miles. 743 metres ascent on beautiful quiet lanes. Truro on Easter Sunday morning was very quiet. And the cathedral a little unwelcoming- so we went to Greggs! Lots of Chiffchaffs, a few squirrels, very few cars.Read more

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    Day 4 LEJOG

    April 10, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    19m Started off in rain. Lots of mud, a few tricky footpaths, long wet grass. Scrounged a cup of tea from a self catering place I’d stayed at a couple of years ago. Weather improved as the day went on and a pleasant yomp along the Camel Trail.Read more

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    Day 5 LEJOG

    April 11, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    Poor weather forecast meant an early start over Bodmin Moor and Brown Willy. Rain started just as we reached the top. Met Colin. Wet descent to motorhome. Managed to drag ourselves out again for a further 6 miles.Read more

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    Day 6 LEJOG to Bridestowe

    April 12, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 6 °C

    Storm Noah ensured a wet and windy day with added sleet and hail. At least it was at the back of us mostly. Launceston was a nice old town ( up a hill!) and a pastie shop. Passed the 100miles and left Cornwall behind. More lanes and muddy paths and ended at pub in Bridestowe. 19.4 miles and 7 or so ahead of schedule.Read more

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    Day7 LEJOG

    April 13, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C

    Some early rain but ended in glorious sun. Almost warm! Walked on edge of Dartmore, Tarka trail,Devon Way ,Granite way and more - but still quite a bit of tarmac. Our locked footpath of the day was a flooded underpass meaning a 3/4 mile extra 😟Met a lovely Devon man clearing drains and 2 amazing ladies in the Spreyton community shop. A lovely pint ofDevon cider in the pub. Pasties and Tunnock’s still powering us along too.Read more

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    LEJOG DAY 8

    April 14, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    21.3 miles. Another wet start. Rain remaining till midday😟. But with Colin’s great support, with crumpets and tea we trundled on. Chatted to a friendly chap with knowledge of horse racing in Crediton, who donated. Then onwards to Thorverton. Decided we had enough energy to go up and over to Bickleigh by the raging River Exe. A lot of Road plodding again but remarkably ok.Read more

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    LEJOG DAY 9

    April 15, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C

    23.4 miles bringing us up to 178.5m total. Finally some heat - but my feet seem to prefer cool! From Bickleigh to Bradford on Tone near Wellington. Now in Somerset. Walked along the Grand Western Canal that has been refound. Stopped at a lovely coffee and cake stop
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    More people walking than we’ve seen. Then lots of mud too. A couple of great fluid and food stops courtesy of Colin and we made it to Bradford. Parked up at Sheppy’s cider place. Wonderful.    Read more

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    LEJOG DAY10

    April 16, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    19.5m to Bridgwater. An overcast day but good walking. Muddy paths and roads but good going. Almost got stuck at some dykes on Somerset Levels but slithered down and across. We’re getting used to Sunday am Greggs- Taunton this time. Very nice too!
    Met by the ever faithful Majji bus and Colin in a wee village for hotxbuns- still on these! Stopped at Bridgwater, some cider and chips. Drove to the coast for the evening and parking up spot. Lovely. Finn delighted with the millions of pebbles.    Read more

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    DAY11 LEJOG

    April 17, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Good night at the coast and back to our estuary to walk. England Coastal path along flood defences. Dreich then drizzly but good walking. Met Colin and Finn and onto Burnham on sea where Majji bus was waiting with pasties, tea and hotxbuns. Onwards along the beach for 6 miles to Brean. Past a very unusual lighthouse. Quick refreshment stop and on to Weston Super Mare. Parked up above WSM with lovely views and brighter skies.Read more

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    LEJOG DAY 12

    April 18, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    ToClaptonof Gordano. 21.4 miles. 238.4miles

    Photo of last night’s sunset. A dull start from Weston super Mare on a route not many would take - but actually very good and swift along a cycleway. Met by Colin and Finn for tea and Hotxbuns. Then onwards on paths through fields avoiding dykes, along by the M5 and onwards to Clevedon. Stop for butties then up onto the hill above. Past Cadbury Camp( an iron age fort - no chocolate) and down to Clapton in Gordana with the lovely old Black Horse for cider. First view of the Severn Bridges- quite emotional.Read more

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    LEJOG DAY 13

    April 19, 2023 in Wales ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    Wonderful night in pub last night. Quiz night again - and we won £90 and we’re given another £10 for our charities.
    Wee lanes by side of M5, where a BMW was close to taking us out at speed. Thankfully Finn wasn’t with us. Then over the Avonmouth bridge. A great greasy spoon - the Scran Van - for a superb egg and mushroom roll - huge! Then heads down and along the industrial estates to the Severn Bridge. Encountered a route change- badly signed - and a wee ‘encounter’. Survived unscathed. Over the Severn Bridge ( at pace for Helen!) and onwards to Chepstow castle. A real milestone for us. Into Wales, briefly.
    259.6miles done.    Read more

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    LEJOG DAY 14

    April 20, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C

    17.9m. Total 277.5miles OVER 1/4 of way! 😊Fantastic park up spot below the castle so set off from there. Sad to see Colin and Finn leave us - for better things! Such a great support. Off north on Offas Dyke path 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿on a beautiful day. Dropped down to the Wye and crossed over to Wye Valley walk 🇬🇧to a quirky pub 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.3 miles into Monmouth where we’ve been picked up by Ollie- Helen’s son - who walks for Field’s motorsports. https://www.fields-subaru.co.uk/ who’s owner Tim has amazingly leant a Subaru and Ollie as driver. Many thanks.Read more

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    Day 15 LEJOG

    April 21, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

    22.5 miles. 300ml total😊. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿&🇬🇧today. Set off on a dreich morning again. Waterproofs on all day. Shame as the views over Herefordshire and back to Monmouth would have been good 😟 . Good paths up and down, but few stopping places. Quick bite in rain and onwards to Axe and Cleaver for lunch to escape the rain. And very nice too. Owners and customers donated. Many thanks. Onwards on a great series of tracks going due north brought us into Hereford. Finished at my Uncle Geoff and Jean’s for a great cup of tea and cakes.Read more

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    LEJOG DAY 16

    April 22, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C

    14.4 miles. 314.4miles. A very misty and muddy walk today. Cold too. We were on the Three Choirs Way - but very sparsely signed and rarely walked. But good walking all the same. Cleared and warmed towards the end. Past a grumpy lama. We’re doing smaller miles the next few days as we are a day ahead 😊and staying at Helen’s house. So chance for Helen to be a proper wife and mother- as well as walk. We had the pleasure of Lady and Flash’s company today. Good dogs. It’s of stiles to be lifted over.Read more

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    Lejog day 17

    April 23, 2023 in England

    19 miles 333 miles total. A little warmer this am but dull. Within 5 minutes came across a field of a dozen big pigs that had just woken up,and we both quickly jumped back out of the mud over the stile and decided to go by road. Rolling fields took us to Bromyard where the hotel were ‘too busy’ to give us a cup of tea😟. So coke and hotxbun on a bench. Onwards over more pleasant countryside, through very wet oil seed rape and onto Clifton upon Teme where we met Tim and Lynn and Arthur dog. Thanks so much for the tea and cake. Then onwards on the Worcestershire way to Abbeley and our awaiting chaffeur.Read more

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    LEJOG Day 18

    April 24, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    15.4 m 348.4mSue, Helen’s neighbour with us today, and the dogs again. A dreich start again. A few problems with the early footpaths with non existent or very poor stiles. Poor dogs had to be lifted over many. Nice rolling countryside, lovely flowers and wild garlic. Very slippy mud again. Wonderful cakes and coffee in Bewdley then onwards up the Severn to the Visitor centre. Sandpipers, sand martins and goodanders. Prompt pick up by Ollie. Went home via ROBINSON’s cider that we have developed a taste for and they very kindly donated 12 bottles. 😊

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    LEJOG day 19

    April 25, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C

    1/3 of the way! Almost a rest day today. 11.6miles 360miles totall
    Helen rode the horse this pm and I walked the dogs for a little extra.
    Awoke to a beautiful but frosty morning. Blue sky all day. A few lanes initially- a slight relief not to be in mud. Quiet and pretty. Some stunning houses then in to Stafford and on Staffordshire way that we follow for some time. Well labelled and good paths. Finished early- at a shop for an ice cream. This is our last night chez Scott’s. Thanks so much for having me. Ollie will meet us again soon (hopefully!!). Lovely to spend time here, and play Poppywally😊Read more

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    LEJOG day 20

    April 26, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    17.9 miles 377.9miles. Penkridge

    Last morning at Tenbury with Ged and George and last lift from Ollie for a while. The dogs were trying to be invisible so they could rest. Thank you all very much. Another bright morning and off on lanes so good progress to Codsall for Greggs tea and bacon butty. Fantastic! Then onwards on flat farmland to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal to Penkridge where we were met by Gill.Read more

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    Day 21 LEJOG

    April 27, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    17miles. 3 weeks down. Back to bakery at Penkridge then off along Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal. Up and over Cannock chase (lots of deer- and lovely oaks) before crossing a small River Trent. This follows the Trent and Mersey canal that we followed. Lunch at a garden centre. Onwards still on Staffordshire way that had been well marked but now wasn’t. Some poor footpaths and a bridge full of cattle to cross. Luckily no dog today. Finished in Abbots Bromley, the home of a very interesting sounding horn dance.Read more

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