travel at all by rail, supposing you wish to go a hundred miles to reach
the seaside where you propose to camp, or the mountains you want to
climb. If you have a horse and wagon, or are going horseback, it will
doubtless be cheaper to march than to ride and pay freight. If time is
plenty and money is scarce, you may perhaps be able to walk the
distance cheaper than to go by rail; but, if you lodge at hotels, you
will find it considerably more expensive. The question then is apt to
turn on whether the hundred miles is worth seeing, and whether it is so
thickly settled as to prevent your camping.

To walk a hundred miles, carrying your kit all the way, will take from
one to two weeks, according to your age, strength, and the weather. We
have already stated that there is little _pleasure_ in walking more than
sixty miles a week. But if you wish to go as fast as you can, and have
taken pains to practise walking before starting, and can buy your food
in small quantities daily, and can otherwise reduce your baggage, you
can make the hundred miles in a week without difficulty, and more if it
is necessary, unless there is much bad weather.

The expense for food will also vary according to one's will; but it need
not be heavy if you can content yourself with simple fare. You can
hardly live at a cheaper rate than the following:--


ONE WEEK'S SUPPLY FOR TWO MEN.

Ten pounds of pilot-bread; eight pounds of salt pork; one pound of
coffee (roasted and ground); one to two pounds of sugar (granulated);
thirty pounds of potatoes (half a bushel).[26] A little beef and butter,
and a few ginger-snaps, will be good investments.