27 days and counting - Here's my route plan

I just looked at the calendar and its only 27 days till I set off (May 8th) Time is just flying by at the moment. I'm busy organising stuff with Rosemary for the camper van.

I have ordered some cycling shirts with both the Ataxia logo and the text  Lands End to John O'Groats 2012 on the front and back. They were only £25.00 each fully printed up. The idea is that as I will be wearing them all day it will attract a bit of attention and possibly the odd donation. It might also persuade drivers to give me a bit more room - but probably not.

My Mum says I need a shave

I've been hard at work on my route which is now finalised. I have detailed full colour maps for every step of my route printed on to A4 paper. There are approximately 100 pages from LE to JOG and I have two copies. One for me and one for Rosemary, so that we can easily refer to the same page and hopefully find each other without too much bother. Thanks again to Neil Coverley for all his help on this.

This is a very basic version of my route, listing major towns that I pass through en-route

May8th - Day 1 - start slow and build up. Cornwall is a roller coaster of hills
set off - Lands End
Newlyn
Penzance
Hayle
Cambourne
Redruth
Quintrell Downs

Day2 - though Devon
Wadebridge
Camelford
Holsworthy
Dolton

Day3 - Somerset and Avon
Wiveliscombe
Taunton
Bridgewater
Banwell

Day4 - Across the Severn and through Monmouthshire
Clevedon   (Meet friends Ian, Lara, Colette and all at Dantherm)
Portishead
Avonmouth
Severn Bridge
Chepstow
Tewkesbury

Day5 - following the Severn Valley through Midlands and into Cheshire
Worcester
Stourport on Severn
Bewdley
Bridgenorth
Shifnel
Lilleshall (Centre for sporting excellence - they will have to make an exception for me)
Market Drayton
Audlem
Nantwich

Day6 - From Cheshire across the M56 and M62 corridor through Lancs and into Cumbria
Winsford
Sandiway
Warrington
Winwick
Golborne
Ince in Makerfield
Wigan (past the wagon works)
Coppull
Charnock Richard
Bamber Bridge
Preston
Fulwood
Garstang
Lancaster
Carnforth
Milnthorpe

Day7 - Shap summit and into Scotland
Kendal
Shap (might need a push here)
Penrith
Carlisle (across the border)
Gretna (look out for elopers)
Lockerbie

Day8 - Heading inland between Glasgow and Edinburgh
Carstairs
Forth
Whitburn
Armadale
Shieldhill
Falkirk (past the wheel)
Denny
Bannockburn (Battle my way through)
Stirling (and here too)

Day9 - Into the Highlands, some big hills and Glencoe heading for Fort Bill
Doune
Callendar (the highlands start here)
Crianlarich
Tyndrum
Bridge of Orcy
Rannoch Moor
Glencoe   (playing Queen track from Highlander on iPod))
Ballachulish
Fort William

Day10 - Through the Great Glen heading for Inverness and the Black Isle
Spean Bridge
Fort Augustus (start of Loch Ness)
Drumnadrochit  (and Urqhart Castle)
Inverness
Kessock Bridge
North Kessock (meet my old friend Neil Tuckwell)
Cromarty Bridge
Tain (Glen Morangie distillery)

Day11 - My destination is ahead, lets hope all goes well
Dornoch Firth (bridge)
Golspie
Brora
Helmsdale
Wick (almost there)
Jan de Groot (or John 0 Groats in real money)