Ask questions

Keep players engaged and create a sense of time passing as they travel by asking lots of questions.

If the leg goes through unfamiliar terrain, then ask the characters questions about the terrain or what it's like to travel through it. The Book II entries for each region include questions you might ask, and you can always ask questions like:

• What's the most striking thing that you notice about this terrain?
• What is the best/worst/most unexpected thing about this leg of the journey?
• What have you heard about this area?
• When were you here last? How has it changed?
• How are you dealing with the weather?
• What are you looking forward to?
• What are you thinking/worrying about?

If the leg goes through familiar terrain, you should still ask questions, but focus those questions on the weather, or what the PCs are thinking or talking about. Or suggest that they Keep Company, and let them ask questions of each other.