The book is an account of a journey using local service buses from
Lands End in the deepest south west of England up to John O'Groats
in the far north east of Scotland. With the issue of free bus
passes to all British citizens over the age of sixty, the author
decided to maximise the use of his in undertaking this 1,230 mile
trip. By way of being different, the author decided to take with
him, his dog Archie, a Jack Russell / cairn terrier cross, as he
too enjoys travelling. The book is not just a travel log across and
up the length of Britain, but includes much historical and general
information of towns and cities visited with time taken at the
various stop-over points to look around and explore. In addition to
the exploits of the author's dog, the book contains his thoughts
and observations during the journey. Some of these are referred to
as "Rants" made on the author's own admission as being a "grumpy
old man". The detailed planning and preparation of the trip is
explained that deliberately took in many historic towns and cities.
From Penzance, the route traverses England through Exeter, Bath
Oxford, Leicester, Lincoln and then across the Humber and up the
east coast by Scarborough, Durham, Newcastle and onto Berwick
before crossing the border into Scotland. From here on, the bus
journey followed the east coast through Edinburgh, over the Firth
of Forth to Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dornoch and Wick
before reaching their final destination at John O'Groats. The book
has been written in a light vein and contains an element of humour.
Hopefully, the reader will become a little more knowledgeable about
this historic and beautiful island of ours by the end. It is
certainly true that "travel does broaden the mind".
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