Friday, 26 April 2013

Where to stay?

Tricky, as I don't know how far I will be going each day, so I can't book.  I'm hoping to find accommodation when I stop each day: youth hostels, B&Bs where possible but failing that I have acquired a lightweight tent (Vango Apex 200) - a cosy 2-man tent.  I'll be taking a sleeping mat and a worryingly thin lightweight sleeping bag - the total weight of these three is about 2.5kg - but I hope not to use them.  Also had to buy a Ortlieb RackPack to carry the tent and sleeping mat, which probably weighs another kilo.

Instead I have a list of youth hostels, and I'll hope to use my phone to find other places to stay:  TripAdvisor, various B&B directories and campsite directories.   We will see how this works out in practice.