How it happened - in a nutshell...

Aunt Susie's montage here.

Lots of photos can be found here.

Photos taken by Ben, the pro:
Ben's shots . My friend Richard Shama spotted two eagles on short number 37 but they look more like seagulls to me. You decide.

The soundtrack.


Day Zero
London - Penzance.
Horrid drive through SouthEast London for Ben and Ma. Ma almost got us arrested trying to negociate roundabouts clockwise!

Day One
Land's End - Okehampton
Hilly, busy road, cold rain and hail.

Day Two
Okehampton - Bristol.
Hilly then flat. Sunny then snow.

Day Three
Bristol - Shrewsbury
Rolling hills. Wales. Wey Valley. Tintern Abbey. Traffic. Black Mountains to the left. Pennines to the right.

Day Four
Shewsbury - Lancaster
Flat. Sunny. Pennines still there but with more snow. Heavily built.

Day Five
Lancaster - Langholm
Lake District. Kirkstone Pass. Third and last day Pennines were with us.

Day Six
Langholm - Edinburgh
Scotish Borders. The remote wilderness is with us. It feels like we will make it.

Day Seven
Edinburgh - Kingussie
The mighty Grampians.

Day Eight
Kingussie - Brora
Aviemore. Snow. Final mountain pass. Beginning of our coastal route.

Day Nine
Brora - John O'Groats
The beautiful Scottish coastline. Sunshine. Strong tailwind. Smiles then "the hideous falling of the veil". Our grand adventure comes to an end.