How demanding is the walk?
There’s no denying that at times, the psychological and physical stress of walking across an entire country is a real challenge. I’m particularly glad I wrote about all my experiences as I walked, as time has a habit of erasing bad memories and accentuating the good ones… but I found myself having to dig deep an awful lot. In my case most of the problems were physical. I didn’t mind being on my own, as I enjoyed the peace and the chance to drift off into my own little world, and besides, I met people most days either on the trail, in the pub in the evening, or at my B&B. But when your body is in genuine pain and you have to get up early to pull on wet boots and hit the trail under grey skies… well, it can be really testing. Walking from Land’s End to John o’Groats involves pain for everyone who tries it, whether it’s physical, mental or both. The most important point, though, is not to underestimate how hard it is to walk across a whole country. It is really challenging, and you wi
