Today was another roadwalking day, but it was a short day I added to lessen the length of tomorrow’s walk, and to prevent me from arriving in JOG a day too early. Since the distance was short, I didn’t have time to get bored, and about the time boredom was ready to kick in, I met three End to Enders.
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| John and Stewart |
John and Stewart are cycling, and left JOG this morning. They’ve already cycled across the U.S., and thought it time to do so in their own country. I hope they have as much fun as I’ve had.
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| Olishar |
Like me, Olishar is walking the length of Britain. He started on the south coast some 54 days ago, whizzed past Land’s End and will reach JOG tomorrow. He’s camping, and covers about 25 miles a day. He and I walked together and chatted for a short time, but I couldn’t keep up with him. Well, hey, he’s less than half my age. When I was his age I could out-hike people twice my age. I still can.
I arrived in Lybster around noon, dropped my pack at the hotel and walked down to the harbour for a crab sandwich. I’m still not talking about the weather, but my pictures came out well, don’t you think?
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| Lybster harbour |
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| Lybster lighthouse |
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George, Lost-a-lot, and Roy
The 3 Must-have-beers |
Before dinner, I went to the hotel's pub where I met George and Roy. George used to be a commercial fisherman in Lybster. When he found out I had walked all the way from Land’s End, he insisted on buying me a drink. Roy is formerly from England, but lives in Scotland now. I enjoyed meeting both of them, and when I told them I needed a picture for my blog, George referred to us as the Three Must-have-beers. My goodness -- have I become that transparent? It's time to return home.
© 2011 Ken Klug
You are so close you can hear your cheering fans! Indeed your pics are still beautiful, love the fishing boats and the lighthouse.
ReplyDeleteAmerica has Hurricane Irene, and on Sunday Hurricane Ken will be rolling into John O'Groats. Seriously though, take care as the winds are expected to reach 42mph, with torrential rain. Walking with a backpack isnt going to be made easy with the weather against you.
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