Lands end John o groats (walking) LEJOG

[DB4DM]

Huge congrats, amazing achievement!

[generationx]

Fantastic, huge congratulations!

[Bear-n]

PH should do a Reader's Rides Walks article.

[spikeyhead]

Well done

[fttm]

Congratulations OP , some achievement

[MYOB]

Superb effort and thank you for the updates. Note you’ve finished, I’ll donate shortly!

[GloverMart]

Great work, i4got, absolutely made up for you. Thanks for updating the thread so regularly too, that helps all of us that have interest in your huge challenge.

Lap of honour now, shirley?

[Stan the Bat]

Well done mate.

[57 Chevy]

Fantastic, congratulations

[bigfoot7]

Congratulations, what an achievement. Time to put your feet up.

[johnpsanderson]

Chapeau!

[joestifff]

Huge congratulations. Been watching this all along. Can’t believe how quick it has gone.

As an average 39 year old, I have no idea how you got the energy, fitness and determination. Bravo Sir!

I’d love to do something like this. But I know full well my body just wouldn’t allow it. Not enough mental strength I guess.

Well done. A well deserved pint at the end I hope.

[Megaflow]

Amazing achievement!

[Boringvolvodriver]

Well done indeed - a fantastic achievement and ahead of schedule!

I hope that you have many pints and drams tonight in celebration so that you don’t have any thoughts of doing the reverse trip.

I really hope that your donation page can get to £5000 in recognition of your great efforts.

[i4got]

Thank you for all the kind words and also thank you for all the donations to Bowel Cancer UK. It’s amazing how generous PHers have been. I suspect with gift aid and some offline pending donations, it could reach £6k. Way more than I expected.

Great last two days walking along the JoG trail and away from the A99. Yesterday strong winds walking along deserted sandy beaches. Today the wind disappeared so a good day for clifftop walking.

Weather today was pretty good until it started drizzling about a mile or do from the end. Mind you its now 940pm and it’s bucketing down.

Last (ever) two vids.

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

https://www.relive.cc/view/v7O9BE24dL6

Got to John o groats mid afternoon, met my wife and headed to the JoG brewery bar for a celebratory drink.

We’ve booked the motorhome into the campsite up here and will meander out way home over the next couple of days.

[Boringvolvodriver]

Loved those last two videos- bet the water was cold when paddling!

You could always do the Nc500 now back down the other side of Scotland!

[soad]

Well done!

[i4got]

On this thread on 18th April I posted

i4got said:

30/03/2022 Lands End to Penzance
31/03/2022 Camborne
01/04/2022 Truro
02/04/2022 Indian Queens
03/04/2022 Bodmin
04/04/2022 Liseard
05/04/2022 Liskeard
06/04/2022 Lydford
07/04/2022 Okehampton
08/04/2022 Crockernwell
09/04/2022 Crediton
10/04/2022 Tiverton
11/04/2022 Taunton
12/04/2022 Rest Day
13/04/2022 Aller
14/04/2022 Glastonbury
15/04/2022 Chilcompton
16/04/2022 Bath
17/04/2022 Rest Day
18/04/2022 Tormarton
19/04/2022 Dursley
20/04/2022 Stonehouse
21/04/2022 Gloucester
22/04/2022 Tewkesbury
23/04/2022 Worcester
24/04/2022 Rest Day
25/04/2022 Stourport
26/04/2022 Swindon
27/04/2022 Calf Heath
28/04/2022 Great Haywood
29/04/2022 Cookshill
30/04/2022 Cheddleton
01/05/2022 Buxton
02/05/2022 Hayfield
03/05/2022 Crowden
04/05/2022 Slaithwaite
05/05/2022 Hebden Bridge
06/05/2022 Silsden(join Dales Way at Addingham)
07/05/2022 Appletreewick / Burnsall
08/05/2022 Buckden
09/05/2022 Ribbleshead
10/05/2022 Sedburgh
11/05/2022 Burneside
12/05/2022 Windermere
13/05/2022 Rest Day
14/05/2022 Langdale
15/05/2022 Borrowdale
16/05/2022 Skiddaw
17/05/2022 Hesket Newmarket
18/05/2022 Carlisle
19/05/2022 Ecclefechin
20/05/2022 Lochmaben
21/05/2022 Moffatt/Dumcrief
22/05/2022 Ettrick
23/05/2022 Whiteknowe Head
24/05/2022 Peebles
25/05/2022 Rest Day
26/05/2022 Carlops
27/05/2022 Edinburgh
28/05/2022 Inverkeithing
29/05/2022 Kinross
30/05/2022 Bridge of Earn
31/05/2022 Perth
01/06/2022 Dunkeld
02/06/2022 Pitlochry
03/06/2022 Blair Athol
04/06/2022 Falls of Tarf
05/06/2022 Courrer
06/06/2022 Aviemore
07/06/2022 Carn Thearlaich
08/06/2022 Moy
09/06/2022 Inverness
10/06/2022 Rest Day
11/06/2022 Alness
12/06/2022 Dornoch
13/06/2022 Brora
14/06/2022 Helmsdale
15/06/2022 Berriedale
16/06/2022 Lybster
17/06/2022 Whaligoe
18/06/2022 Wick
19/06/2022 Keiss
20/06/2022 John O groats

Interestingly (to me anyway) the route changed a lot but I did finish in John O Groats on the 20th June - albeit more luck than judgement.

I only stayed in 6 of the 31 places I’d originally listed for Scotland.

Edited by i4got on Tuesday 21st June 21:28

[i4got]

soad said:

Well done!

Cheers and thank you for the beer drop off at the Appletreewick campsite - one of the memorable bits of the walk.

[Faust66]

Total respect for your achievement!

I've really enjoyed following your thread (it's been an ambition of mine to do LEJOG but sadly I don't think I'll be able to do it: my knees seem to have given up the good fight and I fear my multi day hikes are now behind me )

Enjoy a well earned rest and a few (lots) of beers.