The XJ Diaries

Smoking the cigars left over from Ben's wedding

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Martyn and time cards

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Ben at sunrise

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Arrival at the finish, John O'Groats hotel after 1300 miles and an overnight drive across Scotland's most remote regions

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

About to cross the border

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Climbing towards Kielder

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Crossing the River Wear at Stanhope

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Winding through Northumberland

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Northumberland

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Sunrise at Croft motor racing circuit

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Sunday evening fuel halt, Teeside

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Night falls over the North Yorks Moors

Goathland, a.k.a. Aidensfield in ITV's Heartbeat

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

My mum, Ben, my sister and her dog

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Ben and Jaguar at Castle Howard

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

On the rainy M62 heading for Yorkshire

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Afternoon checkpoint in Cornwall

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Winding our way through rural Cornwall

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Car T1, our XJ6 is flagged away at the start

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

We're on our way to the start line

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

We've arrived at Land's End

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Blinking Ben at Land's End

You have received a new message
Originally uploaded by martynmoore.

Are you ready for le photos?

THE JAGUAR is as close to prepared for Le Jog as she'll ever be and we leave for Cornwall in the morning.
Le Jog is the gruelling annual historic car rally organised by HERO.
Cars leave Land's End on Saturday morning and zig-zag their way north to John O'Groats in Scotland, to arrive on Tuesday. This is a stylised map. We don't get the route until just before we set off.
Practical Classics magazine deputy editor Ben Field is joining me as co-driver and although we are saving our detailed report for the magazine, we have set up a photo-feed from my mobile phone.
I haven't worked out how to do texts to the blog, so there won't be any words.
I'm sure the photos will be enough, so please keep checking back for new ones.
Wish us luck - send us a text on +44 7768 261276!