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DAVE WALKS LEJOG
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Photo diary of a 1,269 mile walk of a lifetime
Land's End to John o'Groats,
15 May – 4 August, 2017
By David Felton
Highlights
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![Day 67: Buachaille](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_695851d6ab784d91a4f9f64609d73299~mv2_d_1800_1203_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_695851d6ab784d91a4f9f64609d73299~mv2_d_1800_1203_s_2.webp)
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![Day 47: Tees](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_e755a9cbe46d4046a4487c04aa5edf91~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_e755a9cbe46d4046a4487c04aa5edf91~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
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![Day 33: Dove](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_2bc0485f75e64e81a6cdbe16defc178d~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_2bc0485f75e64e81a6cdbe16defc178d~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
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![Day 10: Retreat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_49e33965b16c42f4aa14c2409c2e12cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_454,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_49e33965b16c42f4aa14c2409c2e12cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
Walking blog
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dave7057
Jul 10, 20176 min read
Day 57: Uplands
Melrose to Innerleithen. 19.7 miles. Miles to date: 858.1. When I left well-to-do Melrose this morning I was still trying to work out why...
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![Day 23: Edge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_3c4a3d40f5b443f8947d4a0318e6841b~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_3c4a3d40f5b443f8947d4a0318e6841b~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 6, 20174 min read
Day 23: Edge
Stroud to Birdlip. 15.8 miles. Miles to date: 358. The rain may have blown out, but if anything the wind was stronger as we climbed from...
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![Day 19: Plod](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_60963696af344b5baa4ef43750c9ff7f~mv2_d_1800_1269_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_60963696af344b5baa4ef43750c9ff7f~mv2_d_1800_1269_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 2, 20175 min read
Day 19: Plod
Glastonbury to Midsomer Norton. 18.1 miles. Miles to date: 278.4. When you find a place you like, take a break. That’s my thinking on...
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![Day 10: Retreat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_49e33965b16c42f4aa14c2409c2e12cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_49e33965b16c42f4aa14c2409c2e12cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
May 24, 20174 min read
Day 10: Retreat
Bude to Hartland Quay. 17 miles. Miles to date: 140.6. I don’t know whether it was the benefit of rest, the fine weather, the adventurous...
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dave7057
May 20, 20173 min read
Day 6: Camel
Mawgan Porth to Wadebridge. 17 miles. Miles to date: 86.5. If today's walk had been back-to-front it would have been a fine day. As it...
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