Ive finished! Ive walked 1200 miles in 7 weeks and 4 days! Ive walked along roads, through fields, along rivers, over moors and over mountains. Ive had all sorts of weather from scortching hot to bitterly cold, gale winds, fog, thunder and lightening, but on the whole I think Ive been very lucky with the weather! Its been very hard mentally and physically at times but also very enjoyable and life enhancing. The wildlife and scenery have been amazing and I was even lucky enough to see an otter and just yesterday a seal. I will continue with the blog during my recovery time in Orkney as I know some people are interested to see the amazing sights of these islands. My thanks to everyone that has followed my blog for your encouragement and your generous donations to Naomis House Childrens Hopsice. It gives me great pleasure to know my efforts will help to support such a worthy cause.


LEJOG - Lands End John O Groats

Thanks for visiting my blog... This expedition has been two months in the planning and training and will hopefully be two months in the execution. I will endeavour to entertain you with a few tales and interesting pictures of my trip as I travel the length of Great Britain in my Lejog challenge... so please call back and send me messages of support to boost my tired legs!

I am collecting sponsorship for Naomi's House childrens hospice. Naomis house provides support and respite care to people under the age of 18 who are unlikely to live in to adulthood. They have two facilities in Hampshire costing 45 million per year to run, serving sick children in seven counties. They are 93% funded by charitable donations.

You can sponsor my trek at http://www.justgiving.com/Malcolm-Woodford

Friday, 11 June 2010

Today's walking has brought me from Alston to Greenhead, just a scenic
small village with a cafe, pub and youth hostel where the Penine Way
intersects with Hadrians Wall. It lies on the line between Carlisle
and Newcastle, 20 miles from Carlisle and 40 miles from Newcastle.

The sun has been shining beautifully for most of the day and it's been
great to walk in just a T-shirt again. I departed from the Penine Way
for about five miles to take an easier route along a dismantled
railway. In all it's been a relatively easy days walking in the
sunshine at 18 miles. I'm looking forward to a nice pub meal with the
guys I've met on the trail as I'll be moving ahead of them tomorrow in
a 25 mile leg to Bellingham.

I took the picture of the cow just in case anyone was missing my cow
chronicles but they've given me no trouble since I've been on the
penine way either because they are much more relaxed around walkers or
they have had longer out of the sheds and in the fields and have
settled down a bit. Tomorrow I will post some pictures of Hadrians Wall.

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