TravBuddy.com: tridantri's Lands End to John O'Groats Cycle travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/17427 I rode solo and unsupported from Lands End to John O'Groats in June 2008. Lands End is the most south-westerly point of mainland Britain and John O'Groats is the most north-easterly point. I rode to the most southerly point, Lizzard Point, and the most northerly point, Dunnet Head, and covered 1074 miles in 12 days. en-us Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:36:43 PST Epilogue http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Epilogue-John-OGroats-14 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:36:43 PST Epilogue John O'Groats, United Kingdom, Jun 15, 2008

Total Distance: 1074 milesTotal Ride Time: 74h 47m 54sTotal Ave Speed: 14.4mph Getting Back HomeI had a train ticket booked from Thurso to ...

]]> Day 12: Tongue - John O'Groats http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-12-Tongue-John-OGroats-John-OGroats-13 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:02:56 PST Day 12: Tongue - John O'Groats John O'Groats, United Kingdom, Jun 14, 2008

The Day I Completed My Dream Distance: 70.8 milesRide Time: 4h 44m 51sAve Speed: 14.9mph I left at 9:00 because I was a little worried that I wou...

]]> Day 11: Inverness - Tongue http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-11-Inverness-Tongue-Tongue-12 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:42:14 PST Day 11: Inverness - Tongue Tongue, Scotland, Jun 13, 2008

The Day I Was Nearly Blown Back To Lands End Distance: 88.7 milesRide Time: 6h 56m 57sAve Speed: 12.7mph I slept badly last night due to a chorus...

]]> Day 10: Fort William - Inverness http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-10-Fort-William-Inverness-Inverness-11 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:10:21 PST Day 10: Fort William - Inverness Inverness, Scotland, Jun 12, 2008

The Day With The Search For Nessi Distance: 63.6 milesRide Time: 4h 43m 50sAve Speed: 13.4mph I walked down to the Spar in the morning to st...

]]> Day 9: Caputh - Fort William http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-9-Caputh-Fort-William-Fort-William-10 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:51:05 PST Day 9: Caputh - Fort William Fort William, Scotland, Jun 11, 2008

The Day It Rained For The First Time Distance: 96.3 milesRide Time: 7h 6m 19sAve Speed: 13.5mph I had a whole loaf of freshly baked bread waiting...

]]> Day 8: Edinburgh - Caputh http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-8-Edinburgh-Caputh-Caputh-9 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:55:06 PST Day 8: Edinburgh - Caputh Caputh, Scotland, Jun 10, 2008

The Day With The Forth Road Bridge Distance: 74 milesRide Time: 5h 38m 30sAve Speed: 13.1mph I initially found my way to the Forth Road Bridge e...

]]> Day 7: Carlisle - Edinburgh http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-7-Carlisle-Edinburgh-Edinburgh-8 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:42:41 PST Day 7: Carlisle - Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland, Jun 09, 2008

The Day I Entered Scotland Distance: 90.6 milesRide Time: 6h 10m 23sAve Speed: 14.6mph I had a good nights sleep at the B&B and the breakfast...

]]> Day 6: Preston - Carlisle http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-6-Preston-Carlisle-Carlisle-7 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:50:48 PST Day 6: Preston - Carlisle Carlisle, England, Jun 08, 2008

The Day With The Lake District Distance: 94.2 milesRide Time: 6h 28m 52sAve Speed: 14.5mph I left Preston just before 10:00 and followed the A6 t...

]]> Day 5: Bridges - Preston http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-5-Bridges-Preston-Preston-6 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:08:01 PST Day 5: Bridges - Preston Preston, England, Jun 07, 2008

The Day With The A49 Distance: 104.2 milesRide Time: 6h 25m 20sAve Speed: 16.2mph I woke up feeling very good after yesterdays easy day and once ...

]]> Day 4: Welsh Bicknor - Bridges http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-4-Welsh-Bicknor-Bridges-Bridges-5 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:52:46 PST Day 4: Welsh Bicknor - Bridges Bridges, United Kingdom, Jun 06, 2008

The Day of No Events Distance: 67.9milesRide Time: 4h 57m 56sAve Speed: 13.6mph I felt awful when I woke up and a little sick.  I think that...

]]> Day 3: Minehead - Welsh Bicknor http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-3-Minehead-Welsh-Bicknor-Welsh-Bicknor-4 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:13:42 PST Day 3: Minehead - Welsh Bicknor Welsh Bicknor, United Kingdom, Jun 05, 2008

The Day Without A Map Distance: 116.4 milesRide Time: 7h 41m 29sAve Speed: 15.1mph I didn't get a great nights sleep because the roadrash on...

]]> Day 2: Boscastle - Minehead http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-2-Boscastle-Minehead-Minehead-3 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:31:59 PST Day 2: Boscastle - Minehead Minehead, England, Jun 04, 2008

The Day With The Crash Distance: 86.3 milesRide Time: 5h 39m 35sAve Speed: 15.25mph I woke up feeling like I had been run over by a truck and thi...

]]> Day 1: Lands End - Boscastle http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Day-1-Lands-End-Boscastle-Boscastle-2 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:54:19 PST Day 1: Lands End - Boscastle Boscastle, England, Jun 03, 2008

The Day With An Extra 51 Miles Distance: 121 milesRide Time: 8h 13m 52sAve Speed: 14.7mph I rode the 5 miles from the youth hostel to Lands End w...

]]> Prologue http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/17427/Prologue-Lands-End-1 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:20:07 PST Prologue Lands End, United Kingdom, Apr 30, 2008

Trains Booked...So, I booked the train tickets today.  I set off from Birmingham on the 2nd June and should arrive in Penzance late that eveni...

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