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John O'Groats Slideshow
John O'Groats
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Day one, from John O Groats
Day One: Depart John O' Groats 8am. Cycle 95.9 miles to Lochgordon. 7.42 hours in the saddle. Calories burned: 7500. Muscles gained: loads of them. Weather conditions: wet wet ...
The final push - Schlod to John O'Groats
... from Land's End was 906.52 miles and the total time spent cycling over the seven days was 67.47 hours. After celebrating at John O'Groats cycled the 2.5 miles to the Hostel with Sue and the children following behind in the car. Spent seven days eating ...
A Fallen Idol
The saddest thing about John O'Groats is the state of the John O’ Groats House Hotel where HVM stayed [ISA 8.5]. It's a unique building in a unique place and it's practically derelict, surrounded by a fence and apparently awaiting conversion into ...
Hell's Mouth
HVM found himself racing towards John O'Groats tired and as night closed in [ISA 8.5]. We on the other hand are fresh as daisies and it’s a glorious sunny morning. For some reason we still find ourselves racing the last few miles to the northern ...
The Dream is Fulfilled
... flattened out into coastal regions supporting Scottish primroses and red clover just emerging in places. Regularly now the sign post shows John O'Groats and I think about this long journey and the richness of my experiences. Three times in my life have I ...
The TRUDGE begins
Well I am here in John O'Groats. Visiting Sheena and Jim at Strath-Halladale on the way up. Will start the TRUDGE at 10am in John O'Groats, at the starting line. Looking forward to seeing you all over the next 5 months and 1,200 miles. Thankyou to everone ...
Day 0 - The road is long...
There can't be many people who've started their John O'Groats to Land's End journey (JOGLE for the uninitiated) by spending the night before heading to the start at an '80s party with two Adam Ants, Batman and Batwoman, Freddie Mercury, a Rubik's cube and ...
What a start - just 600m from harbour to hotel
... ; After checking into the unremarkable annex of the Seaview Hotel with no heating, bath upstairs, shower downstairs, we went down to the John O'Groats harbour and signed in at the Journey's End Cafe. The End to Enders Register is held there and we ...
We made it!!!!!! FINAL INSTALMENT
... continued to drop as we got closer to the end of land mass… 2km out, we got onto the slope to roll into John O’Groats harbour. That was the last time I pedalled as we looked out at the Orkney Islands off the coast. It was a great 5mins as all ...
en route to Orkney
en route to Orkney we stopped at Smoo Cave (smuga being a viking word for hiding, or hole), over millions of years the rain fall made cracks through the limestone rock and created a waterfall into an underground chamber that eventually flows ...
John O'Groats
... amp; Greg have long talked about travelling from one end of the British Isles to the other; that is from Lands End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in Scotland. Also about a year ago, when Chris decided to join us on this safari, he expressed the same desire. ...
Ullapool to John o'Groats
... unusual for this place. When we got close to the north east corner of the map the land suddenly flattenned. The hostel at John O'Groats turned out to be a beautiful old Victorian house and the room was the best one yet. However the weather changed in ...
Where is Chris? He's behind me...
Chris sent in this picture of Martin's leg after he tried to look behind him whilst cycling ...
Day 95 - JOG on
... done the emotional bit yesterday.....I spent just 20 minutes at the head, a few quiet thoughts by the lighthouse and then back into John O'Groats. Past all the tourists and also the Prestatyn barman from Watten and then over to the post office to pick up ...
Day 13: John O'Groats
Really weird day. We had left ourselves longer than we intended. We headed off with promises that storms were coming. The problem was that we hit hills like cornwall for the first 15 miles. Up and down and up anddown. We just could not get going and look ...
Let's get the party started
... all the people who like to wave at trains. Is it the train or the people they're waving at? On the cycle from Wick to John O' Groats (about 17 miles) I spent a bit more time wondering what on earth I'd let myself in for. Passed a few B&B's and thought ...
John O'Groats.
I eventually made it to JOG on 20th July. Here's the obligatory photo for anyone who's wondering if I actually got there. I'll post the story a little at a time as I get A ...
Brochs and Groats
Today, we reached the most Northern point of mainland Scotland, near John o'Groats, fifteen miles out of Wyck. We left Inverness about ten o'clock. First, we drove to the woolen mill, but the prices were high. The sun was out as we drove out of town, ...
John O'Groats to Wick
Early morning wake up call to find torrential rain attacking my tent. Bus ride up to John O'Groats giving me a depressing glimpse of the journey ahead of me. Arriving at John O'Groats I sign in at the Last House Museum ready to start my walk, I just need ...
Day 7 - 128 miles in the BMW
... their Lands End trip and having their photos taken around the famous sign post. I sneaked a picture of the sign while the man wasn't watching and then headed off to the Stacks of Duncansby just about 2 miles from John O'Groats for a few more pictures. ...
The start...
... other men with all the snoring, farting etc that entails we managed to dodge miss busybody and all the hoorah Henries that were staying in the hostel and get straight out to John O'Groats for 9am.... Day 0 Miles: 15 ...
Over the Black Isle and Flow Country to John 'O' G
... Scotland after all! This all helped to create a sense of rural remoteness and atmsopheric poignancy as we rode into John 'O' Groats. With a great sense of achievement we stood alongside the official signpost which said "Land's End 874". We had ...
The Saga Concludes
... was once again on the quest, the quest for notoriety. Our hosts at our B & B had cautioned us against going to John O’ groats, but we were determined. Only 100 miles, I informed myself. Shouldn’t be too hard. Well it wasn’t until the ...
the end of the rode ?
... roomz love lea 2 ..... and orl @ the rite pryce 2 .. the end of the rode ? - John O Goats iz ... sort of... top of mane land Uk... skotland... theze ...
The North
This is the northest point of UK. Near John O'Groats there is Duncansby Head, the bautiful place that I have seen! In this area panorama is spectacular. There are a lot of cliff and seaside. The temperature is ...
North and Northeast
... about 12 miles from Dunnet Head, the northernmost point in mainland Britain, and 2 miles from Duncansby Head, the most northeasterly. John O'Groats is just a ferry port to the Orkney Isles, with a dingy little cluster of tourist traps that have grown up ...
Scotland- North, South, East and West
... Scotland a bit like Brisbane is to Queensland), through Fort William in the West to Inverness in the East and up to Freswick (near John O'Groats) in the North. Start time was about 9am and we finished up at about 7:30 having covered rather a lot of ...
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