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DAVE WALKS LEJOG

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
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Jul 20, 20176 min read
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Jun 30, 20177 min read
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Jun 16, 20174 min read
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May 24, 20174 min read
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Walking blog


Day 78: Shoreline
Tain to Golspie. 23.3 miles. Miles to date: 1184.8. I wake to the cries of seagulls and gold streaked above the Dornoch firth. It has...
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Jul 31, 20177 min read
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Day 75: Bridge
Inverness to Evanton. 19.6 miles. Miles to date: 1144.1. What a painfully boring walk. You know it’s not been a good one when the moment...
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Jul 28, 20176 min read
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Day 64: Crowds
Killeath to Rowardennan. 19.6 miles. Miles to date: 972.4. It was a day of two narratives, both working in opposition. On the one hand my...
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Jul 17, 20177 min read
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Day 62: Tarmac
Winchburgh to Kilsyth. 28.6 miles. Miles to date: 931.9. I was swimming against the tide and gradually losing buoyancy. That’s how it...
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Jul 15, 201710 min read
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Day 56: Borders
Jedburgh to Melrose. 18.8 miles. Miles to date: 838.4. It was hard, on entering the breakfast room of the B&B, not to notice the strange...
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Jul 9, 20176 min read
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Day 31: Grrr
Uttoxeter to Thorpe. 15.6. miles. Miles to date: 492.9. I write this from the hillside hamlet of Thorpe, just ten minutes walk from the...
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Jun 14, 201710 min read
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Day 30: Uttoxeter
Lichfield to Uttoxeter. 20.5 miles. Miles to date: 477.3. The market town of Uttoxeter was my goal for today. Uttoxeter is known for its...
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Jun 13, 20179 min read
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Day 28: City
Knowle to Nechells (Star City, Birmingham). 14.5 miles. Miles to date: 435. When I checked into my overnight accommodation in Knowles the...
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Jun 11, 20177 min read
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Day 21: U-turn
Bath to Old Sodbury. 18.4 miles. Miles to date: 315.5. Today was a tale of two long distance footpaths; one a pleasure to follow and...
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Jun 4, 20178 min read
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Day 17: Battle
North Pellerton to Glastonbury. 20.1 miles. Miles to date: 260.3. I knew today was not going to be great. And it wasn't. It was...
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May 31, 20177 min read
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Day 15: Wet
Wheddon Cross to Williton. 14 miles. Miles to date: 220.8 I didn’t sleep well. There were three different things going bang in the night....
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May 29, 20175 min read
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Day 12: Pressure
Clovelly to Barnstaple. 23 miles. Miles to date: 174.8. I knew today would be long, but not that it would so tough. I left Clovelly...
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May 26, 20175 min read
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