Our Dream Adventure

OUR DREAM ADVENTURE...

In 2014/2015 we are taking some 'Time Out' and planning an adventure trip of a lifetime.

We will start with a six month thru hike of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail or 'AT' for short. A 2186 mile (3500km) trail running along the eastern United States of America.

Next we will be taking a break from daily hiking (there will be some hiking involved though!) and will be going on an amazing three month adventure holiday through South America.

Finally, back to thru hiking again. This time five to six months in New Zealand hiking the Te Araroa - New Zealand's Trail ('TA' for short). A 1865 mile (3000km) trail spanning the whole of New Zealand.

We have set up this Blog so that family, friends and anyone else who is interested, can follow our adventure which will include blogs about our planning and preparation stages as well as our whole amazing trip.

(So not to bore you with too much information, if you wish to read or learn more about what The Appalachian Trail and the Te Araroa Trail are all about see the 'Links' below the three maps in the left hand column.)

Christine & Nigel xxx



Friday, 26 September 2014

South America Day 30

We had a free morning in San Pedro so a nice lie in after yesterdays early start and long day. After breakfast at the hotel my cook group was on duty again for dinner tonight so we had to go shopping for supplies.  Nigel's group have yet to cook.  Nigel and I went for a lovely lunch at a little restaurant on a side street on the edge of town, cheaper than the main tourist drag.  Hopefully the local food choices will improve now we're out of Peru and Bolivia, we're bored of dishes of dry potato, rice and chicken!

In the afternoon we went on a trip to Moon Valley, just a short distance outside of San Pedro.  So called because the bizarre landscape resembles the surface of the moon with weird rock formations and huge sand dunes.  Eoin opened Ambers roof seats so we got to sit on the roof and enjoy the views as we were driving. The sunsets in Moon Valley can be amazing, with the changing light turning the stone and sand a kaleidoscope of different colours so we drove to a viewpoint for sunset and dinner.  We cooked a large sausage casserole for everyone, it seemed to go down well, most people going back for seconds. It's not easy camp cooking outdoors when it's windy and dusty for twenty two people. The sunset was over very quickly but did create a beautiful red tone on the mountains.


















































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