Just a quick update from the southern hemisphere. We've only been here a couple of days, but have had so much fun & adventure already! We started Friday morning with a very fun trek through a stream in a cave - definitely a necessity to have headlamps and swimwear since the water was up to my waist at times! Jared has pics - hopefully will be able to grab some from him and post them soon. Then we went on a hike/run up Avalance Peak. (Actually, Jared & Ryan ran - I mainly just hiked) It was a STEEP hike - about 1500m vertical and only 5.5k round trip, very fun though and I talked to lots of the locals and others on the trail which was very fun. Saturday was a little more mellow - poor Jared ate something bad on Friday and didn't have such a great night... We spent some time on an awesome beach and read books - very peaceful and just a sweet day! I think we all got a bit sunburned though - the sun is pretty intense here. Its a good thing that I only had my calves exposed from my capri pants - I'd be hurting if I had much more skin exposed!
Today, we split up - Ryan and Jared headed off to do some kayaking in beautiful rivers around Murchison and I took a whitewater rafting trip on the Buller River. Loads of fun! I was with a family from England, here on holiday, and our guide was a local Kiwi. Got lots of good beta on fun things to do around the area. ...Jeez, I could get used to this kind of life! Cheers!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Up & Running!
Hi!
After several strong suggestions from my good friend Bob Gentile, I'm starting a blog to capture some of my adventures - to share with friends and to keep me honest in my training. :-) My first adventure .... a trip to New Zealand with Jared and Ryan - two of the most adventurous guys I know! I'm here (in NZ), waiting for their plane to arrive so we can head out for a 2.5 week adventure and in our campervan.
Speaking of the campervan, let me tell you, it was a little challenging to pick it up on my own and to drive it on the left side of the road! To add to the complications, its a manual transmission. So, the driver's seat is on the right, stick shift on my left, and the blinkers/windshield wipers are opposite of what I'm used to. :-) Its quite entertaining!!
Anyway, I'm super psyched to do some trail running, backpacking, kayaking, canyoneering, surfing, or any other crazy activity we can fit in! Will update things soon - and hopefully even add some pics. Cheers!!!
After several strong suggestions from my good friend Bob Gentile, I'm starting a blog to capture some of my adventures - to share with friends and to keep me honest in my training. :-) My first adventure .... a trip to New Zealand with Jared and Ryan - two of the most adventurous guys I know! I'm here (in NZ), waiting for their plane to arrive so we can head out for a 2.5 week adventure and in our campervan.
Speaking of the campervan, let me tell you, it was a little challenging to pick it up on my own and to drive it on the left side of the road! To add to the complications, its a manual transmission. So, the driver's seat is on the right, stick shift on my left, and the blinkers/windshield wipers are opposite of what I'm used to. :-) Its quite entertaining!!
Anyway, I'm super psyched to do some trail running, backpacking, kayaking, canyoneering, surfing, or any other crazy activity we can fit in! Will update things soon - and hopefully even add some pics. Cheers!!!
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