tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856181942183540547.post3676302118886808125..comments2023-10-29T09:16:49.509+00:00Comments on I'm So Dave: Day 19 : Worcester to BewdleyDave Greenwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03008001795088856375noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856181942183540547.post-85729713560951600242007-02-10T00:41:00.000+00:002007-02-10T00:41:00.000+00:00DaveI've just got back from the pub (Axe & Compass...Dave<BR/><BR/>I've just got back from the pub (Axe & Compass -it's a great pub) and it all sounds good to me!<BR/><BR/>2 and a half weeks to go for me! Well done Son!<BR/><BR/>Alan!<BR/>Oops!Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856181942183540547.post-27340305062811484772007-02-09T23:15:00.000+00:002007-02-09T23:15:00.000+00:00Thanks! This is actually rather useful for me, be...Thanks! This is actually rather useful for me, because it provides an approx 10% factor that should be applied on top of the direct distance to reflect mainly the search for accommodation. My own route plans take a direct route, but I've flagged accommodation that's off that route, and I was wondering just how much extra to allow for "reality". I had been thinking more like 5%.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great reporting!Daryl Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032449027443750906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856181942183540547.post-49241354878646061372007-02-09T19:54:00.000+00:002007-02-09T19:54:00.000+00:00All my mileages are taken directly from the Garmin...All my mileages are taken directly from the Garmin GPS tracklog, so are therefore the distances that I've actually walked each day. I have occasionally reduced these figures slightly when I have noticed that the tracklog exported from the device differs from the Odometer on the device.<BR/><BR/>There have been a few occasions when I have taken wrong turnings which have added extra miles to my journey (the extra 6 miles on Day 5 for example!), but largely I think that Mark Moxon's figures (like those of Andrew McCloy) are the minimum distance between the two points if following the precise route with no deviations. I don't think Mark had a way of measuring how far he actually walked.<BR/><BR/>Also, my daily pursuit of a place to stay sometimes means that I walk further than someone who is heading straight for a youth hostel or arranged accomodation. I always have to head towards the centre of a town rather than the outskirts which McCloy's route often suggests.Dave Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008001795088856375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856181942183540547.post-72027124037630784402007-02-09T17:12:00.000+00:002007-02-09T17:12:00.000+00:00Dave,I've just been figuring out the mileage on my...Dave,<BR/><BR/>I've just been figuring out the mileage on my own planned lejog. That process has introduced me to the question of how much to add to the map-route mileage to reflect the realities of detours to accommodation, etc. It's probably harder sledding to search for such than to go on the mapped trail. So it seems reasonable to include it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my question is this. You seem to be following pretty well the same route as Mark Moxon. At Bewdley, he calculated he'd done 343 miles while you are reporting 389 miles. How are you accounting for distance traveled?<BR/><BR/>DarylDaryl Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032449027443750906noreply@blogger.com