On Sunday 10th January, at around 9am, I was stood on the beach on Portsmouth Sea Front in the snow. I had a backpack on that weighed as much as a family car and a promenade of ice in front of me. It was an interesting way to start a walk clockwise around the entire UK mainland coast - 6,882 miles of cliffs, beaches, industry, coves, cities, towns, islands and a lot of ups and downs.

I am walking for three charities: The Mammal Society, The Stroke Association and Southampton General Hospital's Paediatric Physiotherapy Department. You can sponsor me, as well as read my latest blogs and see lots of pictures, here on my website:

http://natsevs.wordpress.com

I have had quite a few adventures so far and am only half way. I paddled across the River Dart on a surf board with Murray from BBC Three's Last Man Standing., I saved a horse from dying in a drainage ditch in Newport, I was treated to a four star luxury hotel for hitting my 100th day walking in Lancashire and I have been priviledged to see some of Britain's hard-to-see wildlife, including many otters.

I was also in the News of the World. I am not sure if that's a highlight or not.

I walk around 25-30 miles a day, rarely taking a day off. And most of the time I am camping out, though I do take advantage of the occasional B&B or friend's house if they live near.

There is a strictly no car usage however. I walk every inch of coastline, or as close to the coastline as I get. The many lifts I have been offered have been turned down. I will also walk over any bridge connected to an island, so Anglesey was rounded and Skye is set to be in the next few weeks.

It is often a lonely escapade but I have loads of support on twitter - (@nomads_land) and from people along the more popular stretches of coastpath. There are so many people out walking it is quite inspiring in itself. Though they do tend to be a bit older than me, at 24 I am younger by 20 years on average!

My kit has held up well, though my beloved boots have suffered and are being held together by super glue. Fortunately, brasher are sending me some new boots - Lithium GTX, as a gift for my travels - hence this blog!

I am currently in Knoydart, home of Scotland's remotest pub. The stretch from here to the Isle of Skye looks troublesome but enjoyable. After that, things become a little more straighforward again after the tribulations of the past month on Scotland's west coast  it has been very tough and remote.

It may come as a surpirise to some but the route up Britain's west coast will take me roughly 9 months, the route down the east coast only two and a half months. So when I round John O' Groats in August, I expect to be home by mid-November.

I will be sad to finish the walk but I have been privileged to see some amazing sites and I expect many more in the next few months. Britain has so much to offer and it's about time we got about enjoying it!