Day 10 – Edinburgh to Pitlochry

65 (long) miles. We. Hate. Hills. Even beautiful Scottish hills (mountains?!) that take your breath away (quite literally in our case). *ALL* hills are the enemy today - the day that our legs threatened to give up. That pretty much sums up LEJOG day 10 and is all our chafed and wind burnt bodies can …

Days 8 & 9

Days 8 (Kendal to Lockerbie - 85 miles and 4,900 ft of climbing) and 9 (Lockerbie to Edinburgh - 74 miles and 2,800 ft climbing) Day 8 started with a certain amount of trepidation as it dawned on Clive (Fi’s Dad), James (Abbie’s husband) and Alex (Abbie’s brother in law) that they’d opted into one …

Day 7 – Wigan to Kendal

65 miles (& not too hilly, until Cumbria) Day seven marked the mid-point of our journey from Lands End to John O Groats and was as action-packed as they come. Whilst not quite as good as in Tewkesbury, our second morning at a Spoons with rooms still started pretty well. Breakfast was on the table …

Day 6 – Stafford to Wigan

78 miles (erroneously recorded on instagram as 73 - it was definitely 78) Day six of LEJOG was, appropriately, a day of two halves. Appropriate because we were fortunate that Roy’s route took us through some landmark spots relating to the beautiful game. Not just Stoke City Football Club but also Alderley Edge, once home …