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mark hammett
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Subject: bus challenge
Posted: 4 Nov 2011 1:02 pm
thought id update you mark from my last post with a bit of help from james aukett im now on course for my bus challenge in april 2012 all accomodation is booked,posters and sponsor forms done lol,i worked out that doing this from my home town and back again is going to be a total of 84 buses and 2501 miles and take me 12 days im mad lol
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Mark Moxon
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Subject: Bus challenge
Posted: 4 Nov 2011 2:20 pm
Hi Mark.
That's great news! I'm impressed with your planning, especially the accommodation bit - that's the bit I always found hard about walking LEJOG, but it felt great to have everything booked and organised in advance. Good for you.
Let's just hope they don't change the routes and timetables in the meantime! 
Best wishes,
Mark
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mark hammett
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Subject: bus challenge
Posted: 4 Nov 2011 5:22 pm
thats my only worry mark but ive been assured bus timetables wont change till end of april so hopefully i will be ok,ive managed to get couple of challenge t-shirts today from the enders site for my sponsors so not a lot more to do now reall y till after xmas probably
on a different note i have enjoyed looking around your site and reading
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Mark Moxon
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Subject: Six months and counting...
Posted: 4 Nov 2011 6:36 pm
Hi Mark.
Sounds like you've got everything covered - great stuff. Only half a year to go - it'll fly by, I bet.
Glad you enjoyed my site - thanks!
Mark
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James Aukett
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Subject: bus challenge
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 7:27 pm
Hey Mr Hammett,
Glad to hear of the progress you have made with all your preparations so far! Do keep us informed of all ongoing developments and I'll be sure to follow your adventure come April itself!
Cheers,
James
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Mark Moxon
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Subject: Bus challenge
Posted: 15 Dec 2011 8:36 am
And I second that!
Mark
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mark hammett
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Subject: bus challenge
Posted: 22 Apr 2012 7:10 pm
well guys ive done it i completed my bus challenge,got back on saturday.for those that dont know i started in my home town in norfolk travelled to lands end then up to john o groats then back to norfolk,the whole trip taking 12 days.
the end to end stage took me 4 days 11 hrs and 30 mins beating james auketts record by a bit not sure how i get it confirmed though,the biggest surprise was i had not 1 break down and no bus was late and i made every connection and every accomadation
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Mark Moxon
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Subject: Bus LEJOG
Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:44 am
Hi Mark.
Sounds like all that planning paid off! Congratulations on a successful trip - I hope you enjoyed it as much as it sounds like you did.
Bravo!
Best wishes,
Mark
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James Aukett
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Subject: :)
Posted: 13 May 2012 5:13 pm
Well done Mr Hammett, and fair play to you for beating my time!
If you were able to maintain some sort of record of your bus trip over the end to end section (I kept all the bus tickets I obtained when paying my fare on each and every bus) then I recommend you contact the Land's End to John O'Groats Club via "lejogclub@landsend-landmark.co.uk" and they should be able to provide you with the relevant advice.
Alternatively, you can visit www.endtoenders.co.uk and check out the information there if you haven't done so.
Additionally, in the first five minutes of this video (http://youtu.be/g_XzydELHl8) I spend a bit of time talking about the Transit Verification Form that is often filled out by many End to Enders during their trip, should that help.
Finally, if you have photos and/or other documentation taken during your trip and would like to share them, please do - would be great for all to see!
Congratulations once again,
James
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Mark Moxon
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Subject: Good tips
Posted: 14 May 2012 6:12 pm
Thanks for posting all those pointers, James - I've dropped Mark an email so hopefully he'll pop along soon and take a look.
Best wishes,
Mark
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