"Rest" Day

Emma says: Our first scheduled rest day today and we unanimously decided we needed to get out and stretch our legs. We were also keen to burn off some of the many calories we have been ingesting - no danger of going hungry on this trip! Thankfully Holly, with some help from Pam and Lou, was brilliant enough to organise kayaking on the local reservoir this morning followed by a hike in the mountains this afternoon.

The Pueblo Reservoir is huge with a surface area of 4,646 acres, and judging by the number of people and boats there today it is clearly a popular recreational spot. However given it is a Sunday and the temperature soared above 100F, this is probably unsurprising!


We had a fabulous morning kayaking, swimming and sailing on Jeff's little boat, while enjoying some R&R and taking in the amazing views.

After working out our arms in the kayaks, we headed for lunch at Do Duck Inn - famous for pizza but we all opted for salads! Then it was time to head to the mountains to give our legs and lungs a work out.

The area we hiked in was where Holly grew up so we were lucky to have a local guide. The scenery was spectacular and I think we all appreciated the chance to get out and work up a sweat (did I mention it was over 100F today?). I think we are even starting to adjust to the altitude!

Back to 'work' tomorrow with our Pueblo vocational visits and then the GSE train rolls on to Canon City before we start the climb into the mountains . I can't believe that we're only a week in and just how much we've packed in already - and we've still got a month to go!