Summary
Today’s Distance: 23.4 km (14.5 miles)
Total Distance: 1420 km (882 miles)
Distance to go: 208 km (129 miles)
Report
I had a full english breakfast at the B&B and then Shiel put me back on the road at Lightleigh Cross at 8:45am. I went on minor roads via Spittle Farm to Elstone and then on a path to Colleton Mills. It was overcast, but not raining, at first. Shortly after crossing the A377 l was offered lifts twice within the space of five minutes. Sadly l had to turn both offers down as l headed for Dolton via Hansford Cross and Ashreignry, and then Hollocombe Moor.
The rain started when l reached the crossing of the A3124 and l was soaked by the time l reached the pub in Dalton, around 1:00pm.
There l met up with my wife, Shiel, and my sister and brother-in-law who had traveled up from Torquay for the day. We had a great time chatting, but service was slow and it was after 2:00pm before we went our separate ways. The rain started to pour down as l headed for the Tarka trail and Petrockstow. I got to Petrockstow by about 4:50pm and stopped at the junction in North Town where Shiel will drop me off tomorrow.
We are staying at a nice B&B in Merton and had our evening meal at the pub in Petrockstowe, The pub had a great atmosphere and served excellent food. One of the best meals I’ve had on the whole trip.
As my stopping points are no longer constrained by campsite locations tomorrow l will be heading in the direction of Holsworthy rather than Thurdon and hope to join the planned route again at Pyworthy.
I was carrying slightly less weight today as Shiel took my dirty washing to a launderette in Great Torrington. In a single visit she managed to melt my two polypropylene vests in the dryer, something l had been unable to manage in two months of traveling.
About my blog
CLL is the acronym for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. CLL is the most common cancer of the blood. However, unlike many other leukaemias, CLL is incurable. Innovative research is desperately needed to provide treatments which are more effective than the derivatives of chemical warfare agents currently in use. Research however costs money.
I am going to attempt to walk from John o'Groats in the north east of Scotland to Land's End in the south west of England. Hence the acronym JOGLE. I estimate the total distance covered will be slightly over 1000 miles. The purpose of my walk is to make more people aware of this insidious disease and to encourage them to sponsor me by donating to the research groups I am supporting.
On my walk, I hope to provide updates on my progress and photos of my trip – mobile coverage permitting.
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How you can help
You can help maintain my morale by making a DONATION to Charity Giving. They will divide your donations equally between Leukaemia Research, which funds research into all leukaemias and related lymphomas in the UK and the Malghan Institute in New Zealand, which is undertaking research into a vaccine based treatment for CLL.
If you would like you can come and share a virtual day of the walk with me. Just make a small DONATION to charity giving and then contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com with a photograph or avatar of whoever is to join me on the walk, with his or her name and any comments you would like added. You can also use this facility to remember a family member or friend who has passed away as a result of leukaemia or lymphoma. (Please allow for at least a 24 hour delay between your donation and the appearence of photographs.)
I would appreciate people joining me in person on the walk. If anyone from the UK walking or CLL communities would like to join me for part of a day or more it would be really helpful. Time passes much faster in good company. Contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com for an accurate location, subject to me having adequate mobile reception.
1000 miles is a long way and your support, virtual or otherwise, will provide a much needed psychological boost. This walk is 3 to 4 times further than any walk I have previously attempted.
Please feel free to pass on the details of this site to anyone you think may be interested. The link is www.cancerwalker.com
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CLL is the acronym for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. CLL is the most common cancer of the blood. However, unlike many other leukaemias, CLL is incurable. Innovative research is desperately needed to provide treatments which are more effective than the derivatives of chemical warfare agents currently in use. Research however costs money.
I am going to attempt to walk from John o'Groats in the north east of Scotland to Land's End in the south west of England. Hence the acronym JOGLE. I estimate the total distance covered will be slightly over 1000 miles. The purpose of my walk is to make more people aware of this insidious disease and to encourage them to sponsor me by donating to the research groups I am supporting.
On my walk, I hope to provide updates on my progress and photos of my trip – mobile coverage permitting.
________________________________________________________________
How you can help
You can help maintain my morale by making a DONATION to Charity Giving. They will divide your donations equally between Leukaemia Research, which funds research into all leukaemias and related lymphomas in the UK and the Malghan Institute in New Zealand, which is undertaking research into a vaccine based treatment for CLL.
If you would like you can come and share a virtual day of the walk with me. Just make a small DONATION to charity giving and then contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com with a photograph or avatar of whoever is to join me on the walk, with his or her name and any comments you would like added. You can also use this facility to remember a family member or friend who has passed away as a result of leukaemia or lymphoma. (Please allow for at least a 24 hour delay between your donation and the appearence of photographs.)
I would appreciate people joining me in person on the walk. If anyone from the UK walking or CLL communities would like to join me for part of a day or more it would be really helpful. Time passes much faster in good company. Contact my blog organizers at cllwalk (at) gmail.com for an accurate location, subject to me having adequate mobile reception.
1000 miles is a long way and your support, virtual or otherwise, will provide a much needed psychological boost. This walk is 3 to 4 times further than any walk I have previously attempted.
Please feel free to pass on the details of this site to anyone you think may be interested. The link is www.cancerwalker.com
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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2 comments:
Richard, when I first saw your wife's name, Shiel, I thought it was a typo and the a from Shiela had been missed but after a number of other posts I'm now left wondering if Shiel is an abbreviation of Shiela or is Shiel her proper first name? Your making great progress and will soon reach Lands rnd.
The Proud Scotsman whose surname is Shiel.
Hi, APS,
Good to hear from you again. Yes not long to go now!
To anwer your question regarding my wife's name l think l can best reply as an Australian might:-
'Shiel be right mate'
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