Fussy son Alex. Wouldn't know good cheese if he fell into a vat of it!

Rosemary

--- In aushiker@..., Alex Morse <morses5@...> wrote:
>
> Why 'fake cheese'?
>
> if you buy a bit of unripe camembert or brie, it ripens splendidly
in
> your pack as long as its not too hot - doesn't get sweaty like
> Cheddar et al.
>
> Alex
> On 27/09/2007, at 7:36 AM, alroau wrote:
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> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > Not sure that we had anything too substantial for lunch. Tuna
pouches
> > and bread, soup, coffee. Salami, fake cheese and crackers. Ben I
> > think cooked up 2 minute noodles one day when it was wet. Muesli
bars
> > featured heavily for afters as well.
> >
> > I am a bit of a grazer so I had plenty of dried fruit and nuts for
> > morning and afternoon snacks.
> >
> > Of the issues food is my biggest concern both on and off the
track. I
> > take miles too much, have a days extra as emergency (on a longer
> > walk, day walk its soup and protein bars)and suffer for the
weight.
> > But I would rather do that then go hungry. One of my walking
friends
> > the other day told me a story of his walk in Nepal. He and his
> > girlfriend were stuck on the side of a mountain and snowed in, no
> > room to put their tent either with two sweet biscuits between them
> > for the night. It was miserable. But when they met with another
> > couple...both army blokes from UK who also got stuck and they had
a
> > strepsil between them! I think I would rather the weight.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Rosemary
> >
> > --- In aushiker@..., "Andrew (not Kiwi)"
> > <max.headroom.cacher@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Rosemary
> > > What did you have for your lunch meal on this trip?
> > > I have breakfast and dinner under control but not lunch for a
trip
> > > like this.
> > > Thanks
> > > Andrew_P2
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In aushiker@..., "alroau" <rosemaryg@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Last Friday my son, Ben, and I headed off for 4 days on the
Bib.
> > > > Weather was wonderful missed the rain by minutes on Sunday
lunch
> > and
> > > > then again later.
> > > >
> > > > We started at Dale Rd and ended in the pub at the Weir. Not a
> > fast
> > > > effort but what is the hurry! Ben was a wonderful walking
partner
> > and
> > > > it was precious time spent with him.
> > > >
> > > > But the most amazing thing to me was the lack of fellow
hikers.
> > We saw
> > > > only 2 others on Sunday wondering in the opposite direction
and
> > no one
> > > > at any of the huts.
> > > >
> > > > And I learnt he hard way not to leave my brand new S2S dry
sack
> > out of
> > > > my backpack one night. It is now not as waterproof as it once
was
> > > > thanks to friendly mouse.
> > > >
> > > > Now onto planning the next section.
> > > >
> > > > Rosemary
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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