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Day 86 Nybster to John o'Groats (The final day!)

 

                                                  

Lands End to John o'Groats complete!

Winding back to yesterday evening, Garry and I had a stroll around Wick harbour. 

     
Much later in the evening, a surprise visitor, Will, arrived in Wick after 15 hours of train travel from London. I've never seen Garry so surprised! A later night than originally planned before the final walking day!

This morning, I dropped Garry and Will at Nybster where they began walking northwards along the A99. Me and Alfie headed to park up at John o'Groats.

     

We met in John O'Groats village and walked together to Duncansby Head, which is the true north easterly point of mainland UK, with some incredible sea stacks. It was pretty windy there!

  


 


 
From Duncansby Head, we walked back towards John O'Groats village and then to the signpost, via the local farm shop and petting farm! 


We arrived at the official John o'Groats signpost where there were celebrations with fizz and a meal deal!

         

         




             
We couldn't be this far north without visiting the most northerly point on the UK mainland, Dunnet Head (by car!). It was incredibly windy here, so we didn't stay long!




A relaxing afternoon, showers and a celebratory meal at Mackays in Wick are planned this evening. 

Garry has walked a total of 1,112 miles and I've walked 421, (and driven many many more!)

Thank you to those of you that have been avid followers of the blog (we know who some of you are, but not all) and for your generous donations to this very worthwhile cause. If you haven't yet, here is the link:   Cancer Research Donation page

What an experience!   More stats and memories to follow tomorrow for those who are vaguely interested!



Comments

  1. Phil (Veg)9 August 2025 at 12:30

    Hi this is salad ( sally ) 3 cheers for Will traveling 15 hours by train, Marie for walking 421 miles and driving .............. miles, Alfie for walking his little legs off come rain, wind or sun and of course you Garry for completing the momentous 1,112 miles something I myself can not even begin to imagine. Thank you for letting us be happy by standers or rather chair sitters sharing your journey via the fantastic blogs. May the rest of the summer be magical for all of you. Big smiles from Stroud.

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  2. minternational10 August 2025 at 00:53

    Astonishing achievement, so proud of you guys!

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