G'Day Mark, Speed the night before is of the essence so in between watching Dr Who I put together a big pack of cheese and vegemite sandwiches, or cheese and honey sandwiches and maybe a banana or apple or two and just plain water - plenty of calories and fast to put together and its amazing what tastes delicious when you're really hungry. There was a time when we took cream pavlovas and strawberries successfully through the surf. If you get trashed and tumbled fast enough the centrifugal force keeps the pavlova intact. Otherwise....................... Used to carry Fantale toffees as an emergency backup for when totally exhausted. Two toffees per kilometer would usually get me home. It can be an expensive emergency pack, so I gave it away and stick with sesame seed bars which are less dentally challenging - Natalie Wiest has the full story. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On my long trips I rarely eat a big lunch. I don't like the bloated feeling. Instead I carry a variety of snacks including cheese, raisins, mixed nuts, beef jerky, various flavors of energy bars, energy gels, dried fruits. Also I carry a nalgene bottle of Gladys' Granola. (for those who don't know Gladys is my wife) here is the recipe: Granola This is merely a guideline. Each batch will turn out a little bit differently. The basic formula is: 8 cups of dry ingredients to 1 cup 'liquid' ingredients. Suggestions for dry ingredients: rolled oats dry milk powder nuts wheat germ (unsalted) sunflower seeds dried fruit(s) shredded coconut . The liquid is composed of equal parts of: honey margarine peanut butter (I usually sprinkle in some cinnamon or apple pie spice as well.) The liquid ingredients are slowly heated together, on the stove-top or in the microwave, until thoroughly warm and smooth. Pour slowly over dry ingredients, stirring completely. Bake at 350 . The granola can be baked a portion at a time on a baking sheet, for 10 minutes per sheet. (This will result in a drier version.) Or you can mix everything together in a large metal bowl, then use that for baking as well. Bake 10 minutes, then stir well before returning to oven. Repeat the bake and stir cycle at least once. (More time is needed for larger batches.) Stir occasionally while cooling, to eliminate the larger lumps. Let it cool completely before storing. When the granola is completely cooled, M&M's or other candies can be stirred into the mixture. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Peter, Are you near the fires? Not too sure where you live. Hopefully all is well your way. Tragic death toll for a country that has a lot of fires. Is Freya's route affected, or are the fires all inland? Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Doug wrote: Are you near the fires? Not too sure where you live. Hopefully all is well your way. G'Day Doug, Thanks for checking, The worst of the fires are in Victoria and they are extremely bad, but the community in Australia is rallying around the people affected many of whom have lost everything including their families. We get quite bad bushfires here at Lane Cove River about once every five years but thank heavens not this time, though there are some at Peats Ridge just north of Sydney. We can usually track them up to two weeks in advance so as to get out, an infinitely easier task than for the countryfolk in Victoria. Freya I'm convinced could out paddle any fire - there were several outbreaks on the Mornington Peninsula near the start of her journey but almost certainly not near any of her landing spots. With the north easterlies that were blowing I doubt she would have even seen any smoke. She's due in Sydney today or tomorrow and thats the first leg of her trip done across some of the roughest and most beautiful coast in Australia. Hope Stephan is able to rescue her photos but if anyone can he can! All the best and thanks, Peter *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks Peter. And thanks for the Freya upgate. It looks pretty exposed and remote after the Mornington Peninsula up to Green Cape. Then lots of big surf beaches. Lots of long miles. I couldn't even imagine what kind of hand blisters one might get. DL > Doug wrote: > Are you near the fires? Not too sure where you live. Hopefully all is well > your way. > > G'Day Doug, > > Thanks for checking, The worst of the fires are in Victoria and they are > extremely bad, but the community in Australia is rallying around the > people > affected many of whom have lost everything including their families. > > We get quite bad bushfires here at Lane Cove River about once every five > years > but thank heavens not this time, though there are some at Peats Ridge just > north of Sydney. We can usually track them up to two weeks in advance so > as to > get out, an infinitely easier task than for the countryfolk in Victoria. > > Freya I'm convinced could out paddle any fire - there were several > outbreaks > on the Mornington Peninsula near the start of her journey but almost > certainly > not near any of her landing spots. With the north easterlies that were > blowing > I doubt she would have even seen any smoke. She's due in Sydney today or > tomorrow and thats the first leg of her trip done across some of the > roughest > and most beautiful coast in Australia. > > Hope Stephan is able to rescue her photos but if anyone can he can! > > All the best and thanks, Peter *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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