>We have had discussions on rates of travel before.
>
>I know what I wrote, that 20 miles a day is possible, but that is ONLY if:
>1. You know the way, or it is well marked
Like a road where you've got a description of the junctions. Which is why I specified the road route rather than the shorter cross country route.
>2. You do not have to find food.
For a journey of a few days most people would carry enough with them. You could even miss eating for a couple of days.
>3. You are in EXCELLENT health, young and energetic; OT it is relatively
>flat (i.e.--not in Sartar.
I've done more than 20 miles in a day on footpaths in hilly terrain. It wasn't even a long day, six maybe seven hours. A typical Sartarite will be a lot fitter than I've ever been.
>4. You are traveling alone, or someone else in a similar conditions.
Well yes, the slowest person in the party will determine its speed.
>5. You do not get lost, hurt or distracted.
>6. no one stops you.
Sure, and there's no bad weather.
There are a lot of potential reasons for delay but there's no reason to assume any apply.
>If it is 40 miles in Sartar, I'd suggest that 10 miles a day is more
>likely for a relatively FAST party.
A ploughman will walk that far behind his ox team in a short winter's day.
Remember the standard days march for the Roman legions was 20 miles and an entire legion is never going to travel as fast as half a dozen people.
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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