This meal takes a little prep time, but is incredibly lightweight and adds a bit of a fancy feeling to your meal. The outcome is freshly prepped gnocchi with a “cheesy” sauce.
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Gear and Food for Hitching
I packed up my things and Neishya packed hers with out a large amount of thought. So much so, I wasn’t aware that I was meant to be bringing Neishya a tent (we had to stop of a by a $7 one from Target).
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Puerto Natales
Puerto Natales is a small little Chilean town with a lot of traffic due to its proximity to the TDP. It’s a lovely town with lot of hostels and camping stores. Like many places in Patagonia it’s a hiking town where walking boots to the pub is a standard. When I arrived I didn’t have plans to stay long in […]
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Five Things I Learned Doing Food For Three
The biggest planning difference of traveling in a group is food. I pretty much just multiplied everything by 3 for breakfast, lunch and dinner then alternated eating lentils and pasta smash, but as a vegetarian who isn’t bothered about tea or coffee I had to make a couple of adjustments.
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Touring 101
I knew nothing about touring before I started, I didn’t even know anybody who had done a cycle tour before. I was very much making it up as I went along. I do not claim to now be an expert, but as a beginner just winging it, here are some things I learned. Eat – I cannot emphasize this enough. […]
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7 Ingredients to Win at Scroggin
We all know the best way to a person’s heart is food. So whether you’re packing for someone else, or you just want to treat future you, make sure those tasty bags of protein and sugar will keep you going and more importantly, keep you happy. What ever you take you must actually like. If you hate raisins, I don’t […]
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How Do You Like Your Lentils
This is my go to food on or off the trail. The only reason I don’t eat it more on the trail is because it feels to normal.
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Food Drops
Where? Official Information There are 3 main drop locations. If you are doing this track without help from a friend and a car these are the only food drops you should think about: Stanley Chasm (private, no locker room it’s stored behind the kiosk) Ellery Creek Ormiston Gorge Glen Helen Resort is a 4th option, but note it is a […]
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Weekend vs Long Distance Pack List
This is a tricky one because the longer you’re hiking for the less weight you want to carry. What would I bring on a weekend hike that I wouldn’t on a long distance? Gear? If you are doing long distance trips you’re probably happy to invest the money and research time into getting the best gear, but if you’re never […]
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