As I write this two weeks after the final day at Lands End it is still difficult to believe that it is over. The caravan is back at the dealers and being sold, all the equiptment had been sorted, cleaned and put away. I have collected Thai from Wyn and Win and life is returning to normal.

It is still probably too soon to know the full effect of making the journey. I admit to have found being back in Wantage difficult now that I no longer have the trip to focus on. One of the things that I think making the journey made me realise is that life, in todays society, has become over complicated and I am determined to simplify the way that I live. I also realise that I will need to find another project or role to focus on. In the short term I am going to Canada in September and I have signed up to take my paddling coaching to the next level in October. I think I will probably take a winter mountaineering course in January and there are some things that I have always wanted to do in the alps so I will probably go out to Chamonix next year for a few weeks. One thing that the trip did reinforce was that I need a challenge. The memorable days are the ones when things go a little wrong or the conditions are difficult. 

 I would like to thank everyone who has  donated to the charities and offered help and support. We have now raised over £21,000, which is wonderful  and I am confident that we will reach our target of £30,000.

Finally, as far as I know, no one has ever made the journey from John O’ Groats to Lands End by bike,foot, canoe and seakayak and I hope it will stand as a fitting memorial and tribute to my lovely wife Linda.

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