Day 54 - FINISHED!!!!!

Hello bloggers!

Ed and I have done it! We've made it to John o' Groats!! Hurrah!!!!!!!

The past 4 days have been pretty tough mileage wise: 28, 27, 22, 17. Am feeling shattered now but so pleased that we've succeeded despite the injuries and mental strain.

I'd like to say thank you to Norma Ann Gaughan who very kindly sponsored us back in Drymen on the second day of the west highland way. Thank you so much for your generosity!

Secondly, I would like to thank Rhona Gwillim at Inver Caravan Park in Dunbeath for discounting our stay total and for her kindness and hospitality during our stay at her B&B. Had a wonderful sleep in a lovely warm bed which is just what Ed and myself needed after getting very soggy and cold throughout the day. Thank you!

Thank you also to Paula and Jeremy, who we met on several occassions doing the Great Glen Way, for their generous donations to both our charities. Hope you enjoyed your time with your friends!

Thank you to everyone for their supportive comments and sponsorship. We have been walking for two months and 4 days for two very worthwhile causes and now all the money we have raised can go towards helping so many people.

I can't believe we've finished. I can't believe we've walked the length of Britain. That sounds mental - but we've achieved that. Nuts.

Anyway, today Ed and I are heading back to Edinburgh for a couple of days to visit Ed's cousin Lissie and to have a rest AND the steak meal we promised ourselves as a reward! Then Sunday, we catch a flight back to Cardiff and I start my PhD on the Monday morning.

Well, it's been a tough, trying two months, but we've met some super people along the way and have been amazed by so much beautiful British scenery. What an adventure! Thank you everyone, and especially to my fiance Ed, who, without, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this. Ed has been my rock. He's been patient, understanding, encouraging and just wonderful. Thank you darling.

Carlie.