Lands end John o groats (walking) LEJOG

[PurpleTurtle]

Well done!

$64,000 question: what will your first Scottish pint be!?

[Regbuser]

i4got said:

Cheers (and btw thanks as well regarding the donation)

No worries, you're doing the hard work!

Any recent relive vids uploaded?

[i4got]

PurpleTurtle said:

Well done!

$64,000 question: what will your first Scottish pint be!?

Its one I wont be having again! No hand pull so I picked Caledonia Best at random. I think using the local vernacular I would describe it as pish.

[interstellar]

Amazing.

[i4got]

Regbuser said:

i4got said:

Cheers (and btw thanks as well regarding the donation)

No worries, you're doing the hard work!

Any recent relive vids uploaded?

I’ll post the last few when I get wifi.

[McAndy]

Awesome! Well done! Must feel like a satisfying milestone to have passed

[Bannock]

i4got said:

PurpleTurtle said:

Well done!

$64,000 question: what will your first Scottish pint be!?

Its one I wont be having again! No hand pull so I picked Caledonia Best at random. I think using the local vernacular I would describe it as pish.

Oh dear, not a great start. Pretty ordinary pint of heavy, that. Look out for Harviestoun beers is my advice! I think you'll probably find a lot of pubs are keg only.

[spikeyhead]

That's excellent progress.

[i4got]

Bannock said:

i4got said:

PurpleTurtle said:

Well done!

$64,000 question: what will your first Scottish pint be!?

Its one I wont be having again! No hand pull so I picked Caledonia Best at random. I think using the local vernacular I would describe it as pish.

Oh dear, not a great start. Pretty ordinary pint of heavy, that. Look out for Harviestoun beers is my advice! I think you'll probably find a lot of pubs are keg only.

I’ll look out for that thanks. In the meantime I’ll be trying some whiskies.

[Bannock]

i4got said:

Bannock said:

i4got said:

PurpleTurtle said:

Well done!

$64,000 question: what will your first Scottish pint be!?

Its one I wont be having again! No hand pull so I picked Caledonia Best at random. I think using the local vernacular I would describe it as pish.

Oh dear, not a great start. Pretty ordinary pint of heavy, that. Look out for Harviestoun beers is my advice! I think you'll probably find a lot of pubs are keg only.

I’ll look out for that thanks. In the meantime I’ll be trying some whiskies.

I'm inured to the Belhaven Best/Caledonia Best/McEwans 60, 70, 80 Bob etc, but yeah if your palette is cultured to real ales it's like going back to the 70s, having to drink that keg stuff. I can switch off my real ale receptors when I'm up there and drink plenty of that dead keg stuff with a fair amount of enjoyment, but I completely understand where you're coming from (I don't mean Land's End ).

If you spot a Glengoyne whisky, may I recommend you take a sample?

Edited by Bannock on Thursday 19th May 17:04

[i4got]

Bannock said:

I'm inured to the Belhaven Best/Caledonia Best/McEwans 60, 70, 80 Bob etc, but yeah if your palette is cultured to real ales it's like going back to the 70s, having to drink that keg stuff. I can switch off my real ale receptors when I'm up there and drink plenty of that dead keg stuff with a a fair amount of enjoyment, but I completely understand where you're coming from (I don' tmean Land's End .

If you spot a Glengoyne whisky, may I recommend you take a sample?

I certainly will.

[i4got]

Last few days videos for those who haven’t already seen them.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOpZPdNoEq

https://www.relive.cc/view/vdvmK21E4x6

https://www.relive.cc/view/v36APX1drZO

https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvxnNjpNB6

https://www.relive.cc/view/vevWQjyMny6

[threespires]

i4got said:

Last few days videos for those who haven’t already seen them.

https://www.relive.cc/view/vPOpZPdNoEq

https://www.relive.cc/view/vdvmK21E4x6

https://www.relive.cc/view/v36APX1drZO

https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvxnNjpNB6

https://www.relive.cc/view/vevWQjyMny6

Excellent ---

[Boringvolvodriver]

Good progress being made I see.

How many more miles left - Scotland is a pretty big place - Google says 350 miles from Gretna Green but I suspect your route will be longer to avoid (as much as possible) the hills.

[i4got]

Boringvolvodriver said:

Good progress being made I see.

How many more miles left - Scotland is a pretty big place - Google says 350 miles from Gretna Green but I suspect your route will be longer to avoid (as much as possible) the hills.

Not really certain on mileage remaining. I reckon 30 more walking days.

So far I’ve done 47 walking days and average is 15 miles a day.

If the average remains the same then around 450 miles to go giving a total of 1150.

I thought I would come out between 1100 and 1200 so looking fairly accurate.

[Antony Moxey]

Boringvolvodriver said:

Good progress being made I see.

How many more miles left - Scotland is a pretty big place - Google says 350 miles from Gretna Green but I suspect your route will be longer to avoid (as much as possible) the hills.

Isn’t it something ridiculous like 40% of the GB land mass? Scotland is HUGE!

[Bill]

Antony Moxey said:

Isn’t it something ridiculous like 40% of the GB land mass? Scotland is HUGE!

I'm loving the motivational chat!

[Antony Moxey]

Bill said:

Antony Moxey said:

Isn’t it something ridiculous like 40% of the GB land mass? Scotland is HUGE!

I'm loving the motivational chat!

Ha, yes but that means the OP’s still significantly more than half way, plus he’s got all that wonderful scenery to enjoy and more whisky distilleries than you can shake a stick at. Even though I’m at the opposite end of the country, I’d say he’s got the best yet to come.

[Boringvolvodriver]

i4got said:

Not really certain on mileage remaining. I reckon 30 more walking days.

So far I’ve done 47 walking days and average is 15 miles a day.

If the average remains the same then around 450 miles to go giving a total of 1150.

I thought I would come out between 1100 and 1200 so looking fairly accurate.

So over half way which is good - Really hope that the weather is kind for you in Scotland - think early June can be the best time but could be wrong.

All I know is that when we did the NC500 (in a motorhome) over 2 weeks in the middle of September, the weather was lousy!

[i4got]

Large Glengoyne while I ponder some big changes as a result of the first couple of days of walking in Scotland.