Day 2 of “the walk”…I was awake before 5 (and greeted with coffee/tea and hot water to wash up) and we were on the trail around 7 AM. After we passed an official camp stop in the morning, we got to experience what Jonathan called the “gringo killer” before and after lunch, until we made it to Dead Woman’s Pass. Yes that is what it is called — supposedly because of the shape of the mountains from the distance, not because women have died tried to climb up to it (just in case you were wondering). A headache was a gentle reminder of the altitude (13,828 feet [4,215 m]). The afternoon was all about putting one foot in front of the other, taking frequent breaks to hydrate and check out the views, and getting to the pass. It was all downhill after that, and very exciting to see the REI sign at the campsite at the end of the day.
Breakfast…if only I had time for a multi-course breakfast every day!
Popped amarinth + quinoa that I mixed with peach yogurt, mini sandwiches with ham or turkey, and cheese, and then barley porridge with fresh banana.
Lunch:
Made it to lunch ~11:50 AM. Fresh passion fruit juice awaited us. Lunch was corn soup (cheese cubes, egg, herbs), trout picked up at the trout farm we passed on the way up, mashed potatoes with cheese cubes, apple crunch.
Dinner was delicious, as always: chicken vegetable soup, pasta with chicken and vegetables, and black corn pudding with prunes which was supposed to help with digestion and keep us warm.
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