The owners of the Wilderness Lodge, Gerry and Ann McSweeney, promised us a "special walk" on Christmas Day so we all gathered at 10:00 AM for a walk toward Mt. Horrible. Shortly after leaving the lodge we met up with our two guides for the day: one Merino lamb and one black face lamb. They stayed with us for the whole 5 hours going up the mountain and back. The only thing they would not do is cross the river on a 4X12 plank so we portaged them!
After crossing the river we walked up the mountain for another hour or so to a small opening where we built a bonfire and had lunch with tea followed by a marshmallow roast with pink and white marshmallows. Our guides waited patiently nearby!
After a return trip down the mountain to the Lodge I protaged the guide back across the river.
We then prepared for a special Christmas dinner with traditional choices of ham, lamb and turkey and sticky date pudding. Photos all around!
Wow, what an incredible vacation!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are fantastic.
Madeline DeFaria