At breakfast I made the final, and inevitable, decision that my walk must stop.
I may well return to it and complete it in stages in future years, but to try and carry on now is just risking more serious injury.
I have many people to contact about the ramifications of this, and will start doing so from tomorrow, but for today I have concentrated an enjoying Liverpool with Tom and Hannah. We did a bus tour, had lunch by Albert Dock and went to the Anglican Cathedral. Hannah leaves in the morning, and Tom in the afternoon. I am staying in Liverpool for a couple more days, and will visit Manchester (never been!) after that before returning home next week.
Tomorrow I will contact everyone properly and write a proper blog.
Today's route
No Strava today for obvious reasons
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Daily Data
Days left until John O’Groats | |
Route miles walked | 469.74 |
Route miles missed | 12 – Bridgwater to Highbridge 6 – Richard’s Castle to Ludlow 50 - Ellesmere to Birkenhead |
Estimated miles until John O’Groats | |
Evening and rest day walking | 14.28 |
Counties walked through | 13 |
Ferry miles | 0.4 |
Number of walking companions so far | 8 |
Number of stiles crossed | 75 |
Current sponsorship total | £12,948.35 |
Cast of characters (Bold = walking companions) | Jeremy Pemberton, Laurence Cunnington, Brad Poulson, Adele Poulson, Graeme Parkhill, Andy Hellwig, Patrick Lynn, Esther Lynn, Emma Rayner, Quentin Rayner, Sara Low, Robbie Low, Christopher Darwin, Heather Darwin, Christine Hytch, Chris Hytch and Annown, Hilary Edwards, Richard Edwards, Rachel Robbins, Mark Robbins, Ben Turner, Bart Day, Cristina Dorador de Los Santos, Ruth Sharville, Adrian Sharville, Jill Turner-Webb, Lisa Turner-Webb, Crispin Pemberton, Suzannah Pemberton, Jane Mortimore, Peter Mortimore, Ian Howarth, Barbara Howarth, Sue Welch, Bob Welch, Lynda Gray, Jim Gray, Nigel Pursey, Gill Pursey, Hannah Turner, Tom Turner |