Now that we have a pretty clear idea of where we are going, my mind is turning to how we will actually do the walk. Of course a thousand questions pop up. What to wear, what to carry, and so on and it all needs to be figured out.

That said I reckon that Yvonne Choinard had it figured out when he said 'the more you know the less you need' so I'll be taking the minimum - not that I know a great deal. Navigation, food, clothes and shelter should cover most requirements - perhaps adding in communications for the 21st centuary. So it is time to start preparing a kit list. Of couse I could go very basic like the naked rambler but somehow that seems unnecessary and I don't have his resolve.

So it is more mundane decisions - how many pairs of socks or underpants? Is it better to be dirty or heavy (dirty say I, it's not like there aren't plenty of burns to have a wash in). Who will smell worse, Bonnie or myself?

What would you take and should I take a book, if so which book. Is it time to read the Grapes of Wrath?