Tag: lands end
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Day 23. Helmsdale to John O Groats. 54 Miles.
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1064 Miles / 1712 km John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats!! Today is the final day… Its a cold, wet start to the day, but a beautiful sunrise over…
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Day 22. Tain to West Helmsdale. 36 Miles.
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1010 Miles / 1625 km Well… Last night might have been the worst night of sleep I’ve had on this trip. I have no idea why, I had a quiet house/room, a comfy bed and a cosy warm room. My body was restless and my mind was racing. I had…
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Day 21. Inverness – Culloden -Tain. 51 Miles.
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974 Miles / 1568 km Today marks 3 weeks on the road!! This morning I lazied around at the hostel knowing that my ride was only going to take 3-4 hours. I checked out at 10, and headed to Culloden Moor (For those who are fans of the TV show…
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Day 20. Fort William to Inverness. 68 Miles.
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923 Miles / 1486 km Well…. today. As soon as I woke up I knew It wasn’t gonna be a good day. As soon as I woke up from a mere 4 hours of sleep. the girls in the dorm last night/this morning were a nightmare. Firstly, two of them…
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Day 18! BEN NEVIS (1345m)
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Funny…. number 18 has always been my favourite number! If you’re still reading along, welcome to day 18. This really is the day I’ve been waiting for… for a long long time. “There’s a mountain top that I’m dreaming of… If you need me your’ll know where I’ll be” Its…
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Day 17. Glencoe to Fort William. 18 Miles.
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855 Miles / 1376 km Finally a lazy morning! I didnt get out of bed till 9.30 this morning. and checked out bang at check out time of 10am. The weather was looking good today and I knew the 18 miles I had today wouldn’t be too bad. I was…
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Day 16. Luss (Loch Lomond) to Glencoe. 60 Miles.
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837 Miles / 1347km Today I headed North into the Highlands of Scotland!! I was pretty anxious about today, knowing I had to start way later than I wanted to. I knew today would be a hard ride with the hills, and because I had to get a boat taxi…
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Day 15. East Ayrshire to Loch Lomond. 61 Miles.
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777 Miles / 1250 km Today the sun was shining. Yep, that’s right. The first morning in 15 days that the skies have been blue and the sun has been out! I left Sorn (East Ayrshire) at 9.15 – Today was a struggle getting out of a warm comfy bed!…
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Day 13. Carlisle to Amisfield (Dumfries). 43 Miles.
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664 miles / 1068 km The weather wasn’t look good today – not this afternoon anyway! After a wonderful night at an airbnb I wasn’t ready for an early start, and to have to get out of the comfiest bed Ive slept in in SO long!! I knew the rain…
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Day 11. Scafell Pike (978m) & Grasmere to Langdale. 9 Miles.
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581 Miles/ 935 km Today is peak 2 of 3 day! Time to climb to the highest point in England. The weather looked good this morning, a lot of cloud, maybe some sunshine, but no rain and the wind didnt look too bad either. I was much more excited about…