Day 1: Travel to Liverpool, Blundellsands and Induction

Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 1

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The Pilgrims are off again! Today we gather in Liverpool to start our pilgrimage to Carlisle. Pilgrimage 2012 Pilgrimage 2012 Original Tweet

The van at Stone Station, with passengers Sue and John Howard Buxton

Pilgrimage 2012 Today was not a good day for planning a journey to Liverpool. No fast trains due to Engineering works John Chenery Original Tweet

Pilgrimage 2012 Many pilgrims travelled by train yesterday or are travelling by coach today. Louise and I are on our third journey leg John Chenery Original Tweet

Pilgrimage 2012 This overcrowded train has just gone past the 3 remaining cooling towers at Didcot John Chenery Original Tweet

Pilgrimage 2012 News from the van: police stopped them and made them redistribute the load! (Sorry, Lesley, but we have no pictures of this event!) Looks like we need to swap van for bigger one. John Chenery Original Tweet

On the roof of Liverpool Central library ready for registration Pilgrimage 2012. Fran Gamble Original Tweet

John Chenery Pilgrimage 2012 Pilgrims bringing too much kit? Only need clothes to last between rest days, then hit the laundrette. Anthony Gamble Original Tweet

Pilgrimage 2012 The van is almost at the legal weight limit before the pilgrims have loaded their luggage! John Chenery Original Tweet

John Chenery: Made it to the first Cathedral too late for Evensong Pilgrimage 2012 Pilgrimage 2012 Original Tweet

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Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool Pilgrimage 2012 Fran Gamble Original Tweet

. Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet