How many pairs of shoes did you go through?
8.
Not as many as I would have thought.
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What gear did you bring with you?
The gear I carried varied a little bit over the course of the trip. For example, some things I thought I could carry early on got left behind because I realized they weren't essential. Also, as the weather changed so to did the clothes I carried.
That being said, this is a list of what I was usually carrying:
- Camera/USB cord
- Battery charger
- 10 pieces of paper and pen
- Provincial map
- Toothbrush and paste
- Small towel
- 2-3 days' food
- Rain jacket and pants
- 2 pair socks and underwear
- 2 t-shirts
- 1 long-sleeved t-shirt
- 1 hooded sweatshirt
- 1 pair cargo pants
- Toque and mittens
- Sleeping matt
- Sleeping bag
- Tent
- 3 bottles of water
- 30 feet of rope (actually, more like twine)
- Rosary
- New Testament
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What did you eat?
For the most part, my daily menu looked like this:
- 1/2 loaf of bread
- 2-3 Poptarts (Smores and strawberry milkshake flavours were my favourite)
- 4-5 granola bars
- 4-5 packages of instant oatmeal (mixed in my mouth with water...mmmm)
Depending on the day, I might also pickup some other treats like candy bars, nuts, cereal bars or fresh fruit (if I could find it).
For the first half of the trip, I ate at restaurants very rarely. Later on, however, I started to have problems with my stomache and had to vary my diet a little. At that point I made a habit of grabbing a nice greasy breakfast at a roadside diner once every couple days. When I did have a restaurant breakfast, I was sure to load up on condiments (free/extra fat and calories) :)
I am embarrassed to admit that I was unsuccessful at curbing my coffee habit on this trip. Usually, I had a large coffee (with tonnes of cream and sugar, of course) once a day .
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1-year Anniversary Letter
