Provisions

Same as with the equipment, the aim is to be self-sufficient for the entire trip, and only the water should need replenishing.

Based on the dry-run, for a 10+h day paddle I would need about 3k calories. Adding to that the 2.5k for the average male body, it seems that 5.5k calories a day would be a good guess. The food will be organized in individual 1-day packs.

Here is one leg from the actual trip to give you an idea of the calorie amount needed per day:

• Day 10, Cape Egmont to half way West Point and Miminegash

I would drink and eat/snack frequently enough to avoid getting a headache or light-headed.