[sblock=OOC]Well, RAW is silent as to how long it takes to acquire your first animal companion, saying only that "a ranger gains an animal companion"... it takes 24 hours to acquire a
new animal companion. I'm not sure why there'd be any delay in acquire the first animal companion (the way I see it, I've waited three levels for it already), but I suppose it's up to you to decide on the time period. it'd be nice if you told me how long it'd take, anyway.
Assuming Thurgan rode the camel, I also have the option of the Living EN World Rgr1 spell
Tireless Journey (
http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=2464583&postcount=14)[sblock=Tireless Journey]Tireless Journey
Transmutation
Level: Drd 1, Rgr 1, Bard 1
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 minute
Range: Touch
Target: You plus one willing humaniod per two caster levels
Duration: 24 hours
Favored by journeyers of all types, this spell allows a traveler to move at a higher speed for an entire day without tiring. It has no effect on a character's base speed, and does not remove fatigue from other sources, nor the penalties for a forced march. However, for all overland travel, the character can move at her hustle speed for as long as she could normally walk, and her run speed for as long as she could normally hustle.
-Created by Kahuna Burger[/sblock]I'm not sure what'd be the most efficient way of doing this, though.[/sblock]