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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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![Day 78: Shoreline](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_05fcc18250624225a4d117d01b9a9cff~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_05fcc18250624225a4d117d01b9a9cff~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 31, 20177 min read
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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![Day 75: Bridge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_5f402bd968f6469e81e9267e93fbdfb3~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_5f402bd968f6469e81e9267e93fbdfb3~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 28, 20176 min read
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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![Day 64: Crowds](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_4865702422c24e1ba85bedadfa3dbe56~mv2_d_1800_1366_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_4865702422c24e1ba85bedadfa3dbe56~mv2_d_1800_1366_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 17, 20177 min read
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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![Day 62: Tarmac](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_d7cac199a1ee43f09d528158d461350e~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_d7cac199a1ee43f09d528158d461350e~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 15, 201710 min read
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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![Day 56: Borders](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_36440de7ef9f4f8e8966f462ff283faf~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_36440de7ef9f4f8e8966f462ff283faf~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jul 9, 20176 min read
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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![Day 31: Grrr](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_814398dbeeca4935a5c78557f905a975~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_814398dbeeca4935a5c78557f905a975~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 14, 201710 min read
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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![Day 30: Uttoxeter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_6e0fe18f0edc4daf87494db2d705993c~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_6e0fe18f0edc4daf87494db2d705993c~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 13, 20179 min read
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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![Day 28: City](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_05b8c088c665447b8581f097dd7213cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_05b8c088c665447b8581f097dd7213cd~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
Jun 11, 20177 min read
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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dave7057
Jun 4, 20178 min read
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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![Day 17: Battle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77a9c6_6ead9998870c444d919fb73bfb3e6d8b~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/77a9c6_6ead9998870c444d919fb73bfb3e6d8b~mv2_d_1800_1350_s_2.webp)
dave7057
May 31, 20177 min read
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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dave7057
May 29, 20175 min read
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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dave7057
May 26, 20175 min read
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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