The day was forecast to be rainy and very windy – on the nose of course. I was dreading it. But it turned out to be another lesson in living in the moment as we ended up having quite mild wind (albeit on the nose) and it stayed mostly dry and even a bit sunny and warm. We had lots of up and down as we headed along the north coast across every little creek and river as it reached the coast but it was all fairly gradual – no more than about 13% on the steepest climb for the day.
We rode along with Gale and Ross and Laurence and Lyn and Colin. We arrived a little earlier to our hotel than the others so we headed for the pub to start our celebratory beers while we waited. The idea was to travel the last 1/2 a mile as a whole group as we’d started. It meant we could do the group finish photos etc and was a lovely way to finish.
Peter and Richard even broke out a couple of bottles of bubbly.
It was a great but surreal feeling to finish. It seems only yesterday we started way back at Lands End. At the pub I met a guy who’d walked his final leg to John O’Groats that afternoon. It had taken him four years walking small sections at a time and in some ways this seems like a more epic way to do it. A big celebratory dinner tonight then a well earned sleep before an early start as we all head off in our separate directions tomorrow. It feels like a should say something deep and meaningful but I’m just a bit at a loss for words.
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- Across the top of Scotland
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- Met some peat cutters and got the drum on their tools and techniques
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- Officially finished LE JOG
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- Our delightful Skedaddle guides – Peter and Richard
