I’m at John O’Groats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Sandie1961]

Any of you doing LEJOG, I thought I would just say hello from JOG👋 Admittedly I came by campervan, but hey ho 😂

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

Oh hello Sandie! Have a fantastic time! How exciting!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Tasha99]

Half way through our trip and it has been wonderful to be out again 😃

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Fab photo Sandie - and I’m sure it will encourage the LEJOGGERS to keep going if they have that view to look forward to! And it looks sunny! Enjoy your holiday!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Blooming chilly wind but it looks gorgeous! Just got back from Orkney

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Ahh missed you by a few weeks Sandie! I’m in the USA on Route 66 now! 😅

Wow, it looks gorgeous up there. Nothing like here in the SW today .... 💦💦💦 Enjoy your trip. 🥰

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

The weather has been far better than we expected. Just got back from Orkney!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Kempton Park yesterday, USA Route 66 today - you don’t hang around do you cheeky!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Well done Sandie1961 on getting to John'O Groats as part of your Tour de Ecosse, will you be running another (not) parkrun this week as you did last week at Loch Lomond?

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

Hi Al! We’re off to Durness tomorrow for 2 nights so planning a sneaky 5k on Tuesday morning 😉 It would be good to have a run in the most north westerly place in the British Isles

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

I don't think that you have been to Shetland, they say that is worth a visit, some years ago a English man thought Shetland was in the frozen north above the Arctic Circle where the sun doesn't shine for six months a year and doesn't set for the other six, I don't think he passed his geography test at school.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to AlMorr]

No, we only got as far as Orkney! It is quite a long way further to Shetland isn’t it? I meant on the mainland though.

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Looks a bit blowy there Sandie. Have a great time at the top end of the UK .

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Mmm, it does rather take the edge off the temperature, but the weather is unexpected. Just got back from Orkney!

[Cowladyrunning Graduate10]

Hello! My Mum and Dad just went there as they have just moved to the area!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Cowladyrunning]

It is beautiful, but a heck of a long way from anywhere 😅

[Cowladyrunning Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Tell me about it!! 😬

[Irish-John Graduate10]

Love the photo Tried to get there in the '80s but got diverted. One day though I might get lucky

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Irish-John]

It is worth doing the North Coast 500 if you are over here!

[Irish-John Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

👍🏻

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

You are really there! Wow, enjoy your time away

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Cheating! 🚐

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

I know, but I couldn’t resist 😂

[Speedy60 Graduate10]

Never actually been, but I'm virtually in Perth now.My much-cherished 91 year old mum spent the war years in JOG (Huna, actually), evacuated to relatives. She loves to tell stories of those days. I've promised myself to visit one day.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Speedy60]

It’s been absolutely years since I came to Scotland and we’re doing the NC500. Some amazing sights and sites (did the tour of Neolithic Orkney yesterday!)

[Speedy60 Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

I've had my holiday near Ullapool postponed twice now due to covid. We now have our fingers crossed for April 2022! 🤞

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Speedy60]

Oh no, that’s a shame! We are pretty self contained in our campervan but are hoping that more places will be open from today

[lexi6 Graduate10]

Hiya Sandie fab view. 👍

[TailChaser Graduate10]

I think we just missed each other somewhere along the Great Glen!

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

Oh rats! Might catch you up as we start to head south again 😃

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

I’m at in a town called Ballachulish, near Glencoe. It needs visiting Sandie, it’s so craggy here!

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to TailChaser]

I've stayed at the hostel at Corran Ferry, not too far away. Had a meal at the pub on the other end of the ferry journey, and come back on the last boat. (Foot passengers travel for free.)

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Sounds good! Sadly not on our route back down the west coast

[Katnap Graduate10]

You can make your own postcard at the end of LEJOG now! 👍👍

[CBDB Graduate10]

Oh wow!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

I’m still so far away from that point but ever so slowly moving towards it!

Wow, two of our HU LEJOG runners are up at JOG for real! Real real!

Enjoy!

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Fabulous! I'm still in England but inching closer to the Border. That looks like an amazing sky - how long did that last? I would never bother leaving Scotland if we could get better weather. 😄😄😄

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

Surprisingly the weather seems to be better here than in England. Another bright day today - now at Durness in the far north west

Sea and cliffs in the north of Scotland

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

Wow! Whatever you are doing to the weather Gods can you please put in a request for Saturday? My daughter is getting married on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.....outdoors 😱🥶

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to Fionamags]

I’ll see what I can do although we’ll be in Oban on Saturday

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Sandie1961]

A nation-wide heatwave would be nice 😉

[nowster Graduate10]

I visited the area with a group back in early August 2012. It was drizzling all evening. The fog was down and we couldn't see a ruddy thing when we got to Dunnet Head, and all the pointers had been taken down off the fingerpost at John O'Groats.

And I bruised a toe joint getting it caught in the thick carpet in the hotel bedroom at J-O'G.

The other days of the trip around the coast were fine. Just that one evening was dreich.

I have never visited Orkney, but I lived for nearly a year on Shetland, first near Scalloway and latterly near Sumburgh, commuting most days to Lerwick.

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Oh dear! We are amazed by the weather. It is so much better than we expected and the scenery is spectacular

[Couchpotato2]

Hi!I've finally updated my Lejog 4 website and I've got there too (well apparently on 27th Feb) so I'll have a little celebration with you now!

Me!