We downloaded the book - am reading it now. Thanks so much for writing it! I am really enjoying it- written in a similar style as your journals which I also enjoyed. You do a good job at making it clear that your "suggestions" are just what you have observed that give one the best chance of completing a long route. I appreciate that you do not say everyone necessarily needs to take this approach. Although you have not exactly used the word (as far as I have read), you impress on us how much "good judgement" is a big factor in success. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.