127 DAYS TO GO!

I HAVE A SLIGHT CHANGE OF PLAN FOR MY UPCOMING PCT HIKE.

🏔 - Goal post changes. My original plan was to walk from the Southern Terminus (Campo, Nr San Diego) to Kennedy Meadows (which is where you need to collect an ice axe, crampons/micro-spikes and a bear canister). However, after hearing that there are no transport options from Kennedy Meadows I have decided to continue my journey into the Sierra Navarra Mountain range and finish my hike on top of Mount Whitney - the tallest mountain in the US at 14,505ft (to give you an idea, Snowdon is 3560ft. So this is my new goal, but don't tell my mum!

💲 - Thanks to Nikki Payne for donating some US dollars for my pot - it is appreciated.

👰 - I don't want to lose my wedding ring (which can happen as you lose weight on the trail), so this week I purchased a silicone wedding ring. I know it's not the same but it feels like the sensible thing to do.

🐧 - This week I downloaded a Travel Journal app called Find Penguins. It records your trail via GPS, you can add a journal entry, photos/videos and people can follow along via a link or by the app (which is handy for those not on Facebook). At the end of the PCT, I can request a photo book for the trip which looks amazing. I am experimenting with it at the moment, so I will let you know how I get on.

🥾 - The training is going well with a 10 miler on Saturday and a 17 miler on Sunday, both with around 14 lbs in my rucksack. I am sticking to my 8 miles a day, and going to the gym on a Thursday which Rachel. Yoga is now a daily stretching routine (not really yoga).

Photo below is Mount Whitney... yikes!Read more