Only 9 days to go
2023年3月29日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 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もっと詳しく
Map of our Wee walk
2023年3月31日, スコットランド
1 week till we start. Doesn’t look too far!
One day to go..
2023年4月6日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
The adventure begins.
2023年4月7日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Thanks to Colin for getting us here. And everyone else’s support.
Day 1 LEJOG
2023年4月7日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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.
Day 2 LEJOG
2023年4月8日, イングランド
St Erth to Frogpool 18.3miles. Good walking weather. Lovely paths and tracks. Rolling countryside.
LEJOG Day 3
2023年4月9日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 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もっと詳しく
Day 4 LEJOG
2023年4月10日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 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もっと詳しく
旅行者Hoping you escaped the worst of the rain. Love the photo of Mary drinking scrounged tea!
旅行者Loving the photos. We are settled into Mickelton and heading off to Waterfall. Great walking here.
旅行者Photos are so nice, and can see your enjoying the beautiful walk !! your both doing great I hope your legs are getting a good rest over night!!
Day 5 LEJOG
2023年4月11日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
旅行者Congrats on getting over Bodmin Moor - getting close to the Devon border. Fantastic progress. I love trig pillars, maybve something to do with me being a retired Land Surveyor. In the old days you had to drag heavy measurimg equipment (and batteries) up to the trigs. GPS has made them redundant now.
旅行者I’m a Trig point lover. We walked 100 metres out of our way for this one. Not sure how many more we’ll see. I’ll keep a tally for you!
Day 6 LEJOG to Bridestowe
2023年4月12日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 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もっと詳しく
Day7 LEJOG
2023年4月13日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
LEJOG DAY 8
2023年4月14日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
LEJOG DAY 9
2023年4月15日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
LEJOG DAY10
2023年4月16日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
DAY11 LEJOG
2023年4月17日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
Mary well done so far, me and Rach have top respect for you as we are concerned about doing the Pennie Way in June 😂. All the best John [John Cochrane]
LEJOG DAY 12
2023年4月18日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
LEJOG DAY 13
2023年4月19日, ウェールズ ⋅ 🌬 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.もっと詳しく
LEJOG DAY 14
2023年4月20日, ウェールズ ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
Day 15 LEJOG
2023年4月21日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 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もっと詳しく
LEJOG DAY 16
2023年4月22日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
Lejog day 17
2023年4月23日, イングランド
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もっと詳しく
LEJOG Day 18
2023年4月24日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
LEJOG day 19
2023年4月25日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
LEJOG day 20
2023年4月26日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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.もっと詳しく
旅行者Been on a narrow boat holiday on that canal , great time and would do again , if you fancy it M & C?
旅行者Created another short video at https://twitter.com/i/status/1651272657160093709
Day 21 LEJOG
2023年4月27日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 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.もっと詳しく