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  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 67 – Dunbeath to Lybster

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… After a fantastic night in my pod (from The Bay Dunbeath – highly recommended), I set off in the light morning rain along Dunbeath harbour and into the cliff tops. The view…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 66 – Helmsdale to Dunbeath

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… After an easy, level walk to Navidale, the trail ascended onto cliff tops, for what would be mostly a hill walking day. I combined two stages of the John O’Groats Trail today.…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 65 – Brora to Helmsdale

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… After a very good nights sleep at The Sutherland hotel and an ample breakfast served by their friendly team, I walked the short distance through the village to the golf course and…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 64 – Golspie to Brora

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I wandered down a pleasant lane to cross a small bridge and join the coastal footpath across fields and away from Golspie. The entire walk today is along the coast, with a…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 63 – Dornoch to Golspie

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I set off from the lovely town of Dornoch early this morning to get as many miles in as possible before the temperature got up. The morning mist was rolling across the…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 62 – Tain to Dornoch

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… Today I walked from one beautiful little town to another. I had a late start to the day, knowing the walk was only nine miles, and spent time reading the John O’Groats…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 61 – Alness to Tain

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I headed off from Alness in yet more glorious Highland weather. A short walk through the small town started the day and I was very soon in countryside. This section of the…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 60 – Inverness to Alness

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… After a brisk walk through early morning Inverness, I climbed up onto the Kessock Bridge to cross the stunning Beauly Firth. From the noise of the A9, I was suddenly in the…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 59 – Drumnadrochit to Inverness

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… Today started with heading back into the forest and following the Great Glen Way for a while. It is possible to take the Great Glen Way all the way to Inverness, but…

  • Mark Walks LEJOG Day 58 – Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit

    Hullo. How are you? I hope you are having a good day. I’m Mark and I’m walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats… I really enjoyed my stay at the Glenmoriston Hotel. Ailsa and her family are so welcoming and the service and food was excellent. Definitely the place to stay in Invermoriston. I was…