see you in new zealand? (3 or 4 december 2009 on the airport?)
Lint to Toek
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:25 AM
Subject: RE: PCT
> 35 mile days? Bah! I am now so fast I never hike less than 40 mile
> days...while drunk! Ha ha!
>
> I think going slow and enjoying the country sounds like a great idea. No
> need to rush! I have made my sad decision to stay in North America this
> year though and will not be joining you on your hike. I REALLY REALLY want
> to go, it sounds like a jolly good time. Maori girls, NZ beer, and a crazy
> Dutch punk! I really can't justify spending that much money though. My
> debt would be too much to handle. I only make about 12k a year, so having
> all that thousands of dollars in debt would screw up my life for too long.
>
> This has been the only thing I've thought about for weeks. I've done the
> math, calculated the risk, and decided I must play it safe for once. I
> hike every year, dammit! Hiking again so quickly would fuck up my routine.
> I know, I know, routines NEED to be fucked up sometimes, but this is just
> too much. I hike my American trails fast because I need to be cheap. An
> extra month on the PCT for instance, would cost me a few hundred dollars!
> There is no place I'd rather be than on trail, but I always hike fast
> because my budget makes this necessary. No way do I want to go to NZ and
> be worried about money. I'll need to save up enough so I can do it right.
> Nice and slow, savoring the country and the trail.
