{"id":12373,"date":"2026-08-11T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/s691948366.onlinehome.us\/demo\/cogitations\/?page_id=12373"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:33:17","slug":"john-ogroats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/s691948366.onlinehome.us\/demo\/cogitations\/britain\/lochailort-to-inverness\/john-ogroats\/","title":{"rendered":"John O’Groats"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The girls make a raid on the products displayed
In the landlady\u2019s front room store
She\u2019s already agreed to provide the stuff free
But still they cackle and roar.<\/p>

We\u2019re used to guffaws that come from the jaws
Of the ladies that pick us up after
A joke that\u2019s a turkey, an incident quirky
And they succumb to hysterical laughter.<\/p>

I start with a puff on a course that is tough
For which we\u2019ll be getting no cup
It reminds me of Nefyn and that time in Devon
Just up down up down up.<\/p>

As we enter Caithness, the previous county\u2019s a guess
And I really haven\u2019t a clue
So Den gives a shiver, and his lips start to quiver
\u201cSutherland brother\u201d, he says right on cue.<\/p>

Then Den clears his throat and asks \u201cWhat\u2019s a groat\u201d
The answer\u2019s just got to be found
Four old pence, that doesn\u2019t make sense
Just .017 of a pound.<\/p>

Now John\u2019s claim to fame was the ferry boat game
What he charged gave him his name
Now I know that inflation has oft gripped our nation
But still he puts Calmac to shame.<\/p>

At John O\u2019Groats, a hollow boast
We\u2019ve come from there to here
But unlike most, we went round the coast
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