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Day 62
Drumnadrochit to Inverness I didn't feel too bad when I got up this morning except for a minor niggle in my left leg. It wasn't anything major and I hoped it'd sort itself out over the course of today's walk as it only felt like a bit of cramp, the...
Day 63
Inverness to Evanton I wasn't feeling too bad this morning when I woke up, which was surprising after the nineteen mile yomp I did yesterday. I hoped this was a good sign and that I'd cover the miles to Evanton without too many problems, but then...
Rest Day 18
Evanton Y esterday evening I retired to my room early with the intention of taking a little lie down and then heading back to the bar for a few more drinks. As it happens, I was so tired after the last few days and four pints of Guinness in a very...
Day 64
Evanton to Tain I can safely now say that the Novar Arms Hotel isn't all it makes itself out to be. After another uncomfortable night in my room - awful bed, wafer thin pillows and curtains that may as well not been there - I woke up feeling worse...
Day 65
Tain to Brora R oss Villa was a complete change from the previous two nights in the Novar Arms hotel. I actually managed to wake up and feel rested from the previous day's walk. In fact, I felt better than I did after my rest day in Evanton which...
Day 66
Brora to Helmsdale L esley was right, the bed in my room really was comfortable and after a very long day on the A9 I really didn't want to get out of it this morning. But, that attitude wouldn't get me to John O'Groats so I tentatively put my feet...
Day 67
Helmsdale to Dunbeath I had a reasonable night's sleep even if I had to put my earplugs in. The noise from the A9 was a bit annoying and there was one of those air fresheners in the room that goes off every fifteen minutes or so. I guess the room...
Day 68
Dunbeath to Wick A fter a really good, quick day's walking yesterday I awoke feeling pretty good. Yes, my feet were a little bit tender when I first put them on the floor but by the time I'd pottered around sorting my stuff out they were actually...
Day 69
Wick to John O'Groats I t's weird to think that today will be the final day of this little stroll of mine. Getting my things together on my bed, as I've done every day for since starting this journey, I wasn't sure how I felt about it all to be...
Video montage
N ow that I'm back home I've sorted out a video montage of a small selection of the photos I took on the walk. You can view the video above - make sure you've got you're speakers on as the photos have been set to a very special song that means a...
Now that the dust has settled
N ow that the dust has settled a bit, I thought it was about time to say a few - pah! - words about my experience of walking up the country, and about the things I learned along the way. The longest break I had on the walk was when I stayed with...
New Look, Fully Realised!
I t's been a long time coming but finally it's here! The site has been completely overhauled, not only making it more visually appealing, but also making it work on all devices, be they phones, tablets, laptops, etc.The New Look N ew Look you say?...