I have learnt that we will need to prepare for all weather conditions: sun and rain, heat and cold...
We will hike with day packs and forward on our main luggage on ahead of us. In thinking about packing, we will need to bring with us our comfy hiking shoes and cushioned socks. Raincoats and sun hats. Insect repellant and sunblock. Hiking attire and a good set for those cosy pub meals. What else, Kathy?
Our day packs need to contain water, maps, compass, cameras, journal and pens, snacks...anything else?
In our daypacks we will also need to carry our 'Treasure each moment' keepsake boxes for the tangible keepsakes that we collect along the way. Kathy has already packed for us her favourite poem The Zest fo Life by Henry van Dyke. We will also add a pebble for our journey, collected from the beach at St. Bees.
You need to take a GPS just in case, for those "misty" areas where you may not be able to see more than a few feet ahead of you. Also, a sit map. What's a sit map, you say? It's a piece of spongy material which gives you some distance from the ground when you sit down. You can get it from a hiker's shop along the way, maybe at Grasmere.
ReplyDeleteYou need vaseline to put on your feet each day so you don't get a blister and Compeed in case you do.
FromSmallTownCanada
Sit mat NOT sit map. And also a plastic cover for your map so it doesn't get wet.
ReplyDeleteHi 'When pigs can fly',
ReplyDeleteThanks for these tips. Had forgotten about the practicalities of soggy and boggy places.
Did you have any trouble with 'bighties' (the insect variety) on the journey?
Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteNeil
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia