Day 79: Perranporth to Sandy Acres ? 35km ?1131m After a fabulous sleep in the lovely quiet campsite and slightly later alarm, we had a slowish start, the drizzle arriving before we left so we packed up in the rain. Becky and George kindly dropped us back at Perranporth Beach and we set off in the rain, up a steady… Read More »The End
Day 76: Threwethett Farm Campsite (in between Boscastle and Tintagel) to Padstow (Dennis Cove campsite) ? 38.01 km ?1142m Today was due to be another big day to get to just outside Padstow. We warmed up with a couple of smaller valleys and some cliff tops to take us past Tintagel and could already see Port Isaac in the distance,… Read More »Say “No” to ferries and “Yes” to more friendly faces
Day 73: Yelland to Mouth Mill ? 35km ?1309m As predicted the storm came in during the night, the rain was heavy and the wind strong and gusting. We pre-empted it would happen and used our trekking pole trick but in the middle of the night the one on Tom’s side came down and the poles of the tent felt… Read More »Long days & sticking to the plan
Day 67: Cheddar to Bridgewater ? 34km ?213m We were expecting it to rain all day, so packed everything up in full waterproofs which worked a treat because it then stayed nice and dry. The campsite had a camping hut with fridge, so we treated ourselves to a different breakfast of fruit and yoghurt which was lovely. The days walking… Read More »Can you see the sea yet?
Day 61: Baskerville to The Rising Sun ? 31km ?791m I didn’t sleep well as it was hot, damp, my left shoulder was playing up and my feet were feeling particularly sore. We woke up earlier than normal so we could pad my feet out with Compeed. After packing up a very wet tent from from the dew, we walked… Read More »Making hay whilst the sun shines
Day 51 to 54: Warwick ? 0km ?0m We spent 4 days getting vaccinated, visiting family, watching the football on a big screen and swapping out gear for replacements along with a lot of planning, eating vegetables and sleeping. Day 55: Uttoxeter to The Trent & Mersey Canal nr Cannock Chase ? 25km ?234m We got dropped back at Uttoxeter… Read More »Sweat, sun & stings
Day 13: Kinlochewe to Allt a Chonais ? 22km ? 752m We woke a bit later than normal, treated ourselves to a campsite shower and headed next door to the garage and cafe for 08:30 for a breakfast bap and coffee in the sun. We headed out about 10:30 with the intention of making it to Craig about 17km away.… Read More »Bridges, bog wood hunting & a huge fall
Day 1: John O’Groats to Keiss Castle ? 22km ? 363m We woke early at our favourite Inverness overnight stop off place, the Black Isle Brewery & Bunk Room. We showered for the final time in a while and walked the 3 minutes to the train station, sad there was no coffee to be had but excited to board the… Read More »In the beginning
On Wednesday 19th May 2021 we will begin a thru hike that will take us from John O’Groats to Lands End, following a primarily trail based route mapped out by Andy Robinson, published by Cicerone. The route published actually takes you from bottom to top but our desire to avoid the worst of the Scottish midges was enough to tackle… Read More »Where we are going
Clutching at straws: stages of hope, denial and acceptance After the huge disappointment of deciding to get off the PCT and postpone our hike, there followed a difficult few days of hope and denial. 1. Maybe this will all blow over in a couple of weeks. ? We can stay with my Dad and wait it out, then pick up… Read More »Down but not out… What’s next?