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Hi,

I am walking from John O'Groats to Lands End in memory of my late wife Sheila, to raise awareness of the work the Cotswold Care Hospice carries out. Who gave great support to my wife and I, When it was most needed. I am also hoping to raise some money to help with the hospices new building which is currently under construction.

I plan to leave John O'Groats on the 20th August 2008  covering in the region of 20 miles a day depending on aches, pains and blisters!!! The shortest distance is 874 miles, I intend to avoid 'A' roads where possible, using 'B' roads, canals, footpaths and bridleways. No doubt this will make the distance slightly longer! All being well to arrive at Lands End first week in october.

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Please donate generously. (every penny counts!)

Many thanks for your support.

My progress

SCOTLAND

Day 1. North eastly wind, cloudy with some sun, nice day. Stopped at Wick.

Day 2. North eastly wind, heavy rain all day. Stopped at Dunbeath.

Day 3. Weather cloudy, Stopped at Brora.

Day 4. Weather fine. Stopped at south side of bridge at Dornoch Firth.

Day 5. Weather fine. Stopped at north side of Bridge at Cromarty Firth.

Day 6. Rain in morning, Sun & rain in afternoon, Stopped 10miles south of Inverness alongside Loch ness.

Day 7. Morning was fine, rain in afternoon. South westly wind. Stopped at Fort Augustus.

Day 8. Stopped at Fort William.

Day 9. Rest day.

Day 10. Stopped at base of devils staircase in Glencoe.

Day 11. Stopped on the A82 at Tyndrum.

Day 12. South westly wind, heavy rain + more rain. Stopped Rowardennan (By Loch Lomond).

Day 13. Rain in morning, showers and sun in afternoon. Stopped Milngavie (10 miles north of Glasgow).

Day 14. Morning dry, wet in afternoon, stopped Kirkmuirhill (next to M74 J9)

Day 15. Morning dry, afternoon wet. Stopped 10 miles north of Beattock (Along side M74 J15)

Day 16. Dry and sunny Walked to Beattock, plus rest day.

Day 17. Morning cloudy / dry, afternoon wet with gales. Stepped over to England at 6.45pm. Stopped Gretna.

DAYS WALKED = 15 1/4

REST DAYS = 1 3/4

TOTAL = 17 DAYS AND 380 MILES

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ENGLAND

Day 18. Morning dry, Afternoon wet and windy, Started from Gretna stopped 2 miles north of Penrith on the A6.

Day 19. Morning showers, afternoon heavy showers. Stopped 2 miles north of Kendal.

Day 20. Sunny and dry all day !!! Stopped Lancaster.

Day 21.  Morning showers, afternoon very heavy rain. Stopped 4 miles south of Preston.

Day 22. Morning cloudy with showers, afternoon cloudy. Stopped 2 miles north of Warrington.

Day 23. Fine and dry all day. Stopped Alparham (south west of Nantwich on A51.)

Day 24. Morning cloudy, Afternoon rain. Stopped 5 miles north west of Newport on A41.

Day 25. Walked to Newport, then rest day.

Day 26. Overcast and dry all day. Stopped 3 miles north of Kidderminster.(14/09/08).

Day 27. Dry all day. Stopped 2 miles north of Tewkesbury. (15/09/08)

Day 28. Dry all day. Stopped Cambridge at home. ( Gloucestershire near A38) (16/09/08)

Day 29. Rest day. (17/09/08)

Day 30. Sunny and dry. Stopped 4 miles south of Clifton Suspension Bridge. (18/09/08)

Day 31. Sunny and dry. Stopped Highbridge A38 (Somerset). (19/09/08)

Day 32.  Sunny and dry. Stopped Wellington A38 (Somerset). (20/9/08)

Day 33. Hot, dry and sunny. Stopped at Tedburn St Mary (A30) West of Exeter. (21/09/08)

Day 34. Hot, dry sunny. Stopped 5 miles east of Launceston. (22/09/08)

Day 35. Sunny all day. Stopped 2 miles west of Bodmin. (23/09/08)

Day 36. Cloudy with some sun. Stopped 5 miles north east of Redruth A30. (24/09/08)

Day 37. Sunny and dry. Stopped 3 miles East of Penzance. (25/09/08)

Day 38. Sunny and hot. Arrived at Lands End at 12.50pm. (26/09/08)

TOTAL WALKING DAYS 34

TOTAL REST DAYS 3 1/2

TOTAL MILES 884

Dear All,

Thank you so much for your generosity, support and sponsorship to date. On top of the amount that has already been donated online, there is still an additional sum which has been received by me personally which will be passed on to the Cotswold Care Hospice in the near future. The total donations will be shown at a later date.

I know the donations raised will help the Cotswold Care hospice carry on giving the help and support to those in need.

I would like to take this opportunity in Thanking friends for their support and advice, especially all my family who have given me so much help, from being a support crew on the move, computer work at home, obtaining items all of which have made the journey from End to End (John O'Groats to Lands Ends) that much easier than otherwise would have been. To finish I can confirm that they do have more rain up north than down south !! (well they did when I did the walk !!).