Under closer inspection it seems I may have been underestimating some of the distances involved here. Quite difficult in Google Maps to tell what scale you're at, and at times there can be up to 200km between WS hosts. Give me a break though, I'm British and nothing here is more than ten miles away! So particularly for Big Sur and some of the Oregon coast, I think I'll take my Tent. Anyone got a recommended sleeping bag? My 3 season one would be far too toasty.

Another thing which I hadn't thought of until now was the availability of food. Is it really as barren as it looks on Google or will I easily find places to stop either to grab lunch or buy it earlier in the day, or will more planning be required?

And another thing! It appears my ACA maps will definitely not arrive here for me, so I'm sending them to my friend in Portland. Do they have details of good campsites along the way to a reasonable density?

This is all very exciting..!