Matt George's Long Walk Home

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After the best part of 900 miles I've made it. My feet are still sore and it's going to take a week before my legs feel normal but I'm chuffed to have done it.

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I'm in Taunton, about 180 miles from the finish line. My feet are sore, in fact everything is sore. All I'm thinking about is the finish in a few days time sparing injury I should make it by Thursday.

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I am over three quarters of the way and 10 miles from Bristol.

From the centre of Bristol it's 200 miles to go - will be finished by next weekend if not before.

Looking forward to finishing now!

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I am headed towards Lancaster today, hoping to get to the other side of it by night-time so I can camp somewhere more rural.

I have actually had a short break - I had a couple of gigs in London that I couldn't get out of, so I went down for five days and then resumed from Oxon Holme station in the Lake District this morning.

Last night I crossed the border and spent the night on English soil - I crossed your wee country of Scotland in 19 days!

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Very tired today - just leaving central Glasgow this morning.

Hope to be well beyond the city by the end of the day!

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Making rapid progress down the West Highland Way. A lot of it is old miltary roads that were used to keep the highlanders in check.

Most people do it over seven days but I will take four. I am in Tyndrum, there's not much here, just a couple of shops, but I am resting for an hour before I do my last eight miles of the day.

Scenery incredible, midges terrible!

Fort William over the weekend was a complete nightmare. I planned to stop for a rest day but when I got there I spent three hours looking for accommodation - either it was full or it was just stupidly overpriced. One woman had a room but she wouldn't let me dry my clothes in the room, so I had to leave.

I was feeling really depressed, but once I got back on the road again I was fine again.

The scenery here is amazing, proper highland stuff and mountains.

Last night I slept on Rannoch Moor. On my way up people coming back down were telling me I must go back because the midges are so bad. It seemed OK as I walked up, but as soon as I picthed my tent there was just a cloud of them, digusting things. All night I could see them on the outside of the tent, thousands waiting for me in the morning, so I had to have a very detailed and quick plan of how to pack up - I emerged unscathed!

Currently at 230 miles, that's over quarter way. Aim to be in Central Glasgow on Wednesday night.

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I am walking along the North bank of Loch Ness - a bit of a mile stone.

Most of the view is obscured by trees but I keep getting glimpses of the water and I got great views coming down from Urquhart Castle.

Just hit the road this morning.

Finished up last night near Alness. Had a couple of more relaxed days as was having some sore ankles. So rested in B&B on Sunday.

Going for another 20 miles today which takes me past Beauly - 104 miles done so far.

My feet are fine - one blister on my right little toe but it's not painful.

The investment into good shoes and socks is certainly paying off.

Got to watch my ankles as I said - have had some swelling and pain in the achilles tendon - hopefully under control!

Sorry about the lack of updates - had issues charging phone but all sorted now.

I am in Tain and approximately one tenth of the way there after five days.

About 88 miles so far and very hard going indeed.