Day 100 of the End to End in 2019 was the 100th day of the LEJOG. It was awesome then and it still is looking back a year: I had walked for 100 days. On day 100 of LEJOG I completed the Great Glen Way and walked into Inverness. It wasn’t our first visit to the city but I was the first of the three of us to complete the Great Glenn Way in Inverness (Bob and Hannah had taken different routes from Drumnadrochit).
The finish line of the Great Glen Way was underwhelming when you consider how long it was and the energy expended and the weather walked through. There were other things to see in Inverness, like the small islands in the River Ness which are like a floating botanical gardens. There’s also a memorial to Edith Cavell beside the river, next to the War Memorial.
Of course I’ve walked more than 100 days but getting to three figures was a milestone, so to speak. There were a mixed bag of routes to the end to come but the end was almost in sight. Different anxieties are introduced. Having come this far, I didn’t want to not make it to the end. But I knew there were still a lot of challenging sections to come.
From the remembered bible from psalm 100: Let’s go to God’s place! Happy and joyful, let’s skip along like a flock of sheep and rejoice!
Remembering and rejoicing, skipping along,
I rejoice with you, Shepherding One.
The way ahead still has anxiety inducing turns,
but we’re together on this route and that feels good.
JAL: 26.07.2020 In Longdendale.