Monthly Archives: April 2011

LEJOG Day 21: West Bagborough to Bridgwater

 Weather: Cloudy with strong Easterly, sunny later  Distance covered today: 14.9km (9.3mi)  Last night’s B&B: Bashford’s Farmhouse (£37.5)  Cumulative distance: 371.8km (231.0mi)/ % Complete: 21.1%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 21 (click!) Another day, another crisis!  This time, … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 20: Pleamore Cross to West Bagborough

 Weather: Cloudy and cool, sunny later  Distance covered today: 21.1km (13.1mi)  Last night’s B&B: Selby House (£45)  Cumulative distance: 356.9km (221.8mi)/ % Complete: 20.3%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 20 (click!) Today was all about the Royal Wedding. … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 19: Willand to Pleamore Cross

 Weather: Sunny with cool breeze  Distance covered today: 14.5km (8.5mi)  Last night’s B&B: Weir Mill Farm (£35)  Cumulative distance: 335.8km (208.7mi)/ % Complete: 19.1%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 19 (click!) This journey is littered with discoveries, though … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 18: Silverton to Willand

 Weather: Hot and sunny with cool breeze  Distance covered today: 24.9km (15.5mi)  Last night’s B&B: Silverton Hotel (£20)  Cumulative distance: 321.3km (199.6mi)/ % Complete: 18.3%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 18 (click!) Yet more treachery on the part … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 17: Crediton to Silverton

 Weather: Hot and sunny with breeze  Distance covered today: 14.5km (9.0mi)  Last night’s B&B: Taw Vale  (£36)  % Complete: 16.8%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 17 (click!) It seems I’m not alone. Most of the people doing LEJOG … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day16: North Tawton to Crediton

 Weather: Misty, then sunny with breeze  Distance covered today: 21.3km (13.2 mi)  Last night’s B&B: Nichols Nymet House  (£57)  % Complete: 16.0%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 16 (click!) Short post today!  Not a lot happened and anyway, … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 15: Okehampton to North Tawton

 Weather: Hot & sunny with thunderclouds  Distance covered today: 22.8km (13.8 mi)  Last night’s B&B: Meadowlea (£30)  % Complete: 14.8%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 15 (click!) Another crack has appeared in my netbook screen!  I don’t think … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 14: Lydford to Okehampton

 Weather: Sunny, hot and hazy with a slight breeze  Distance covered today: 18.4km (11.4 mi)  Last night’s B&B: Heathergate (£30)  % Complete: 13.5%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 14 (Click!) Second warning!  I was looking at my map, trying to work … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 13: Tavistock to Lydford

 Weather: Hazy, still, sultry and blisteringly hot!  Distance covered today: 18.3km (11.4 mi)  Last night’s B&B: Kingfisher Cottage (£45)  % Complete: 12.5%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 13 (click!) Walking was hard work today.  For the first time … Continue reading

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LEJOG Day 12: Golberdon to Tavistock

 Weather: Sunny and very hot  Distance covered today: 21.5km (13.4 mi)  Last night’s B&B: Swallows’ Rest (£40 incl supper)  % Complete: 11.4%  GPS satellite track of today’s route: Day 12 (click!) Fortunately my good friend, Chris reminded me that this would be … Continue reading

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