Desolation of Smaug
I enjoyed the trip and I will definitely consider returning. Our guide, Siebrig, was really great and made every effort to make the trip enjoyable. The mountains were wonderful. The hotels and food were excellent. We had very nice group of people. However, the first 3 days were much too light – the group could do more. First 2 days should have been like the last two with transfer/rest day in between. For context, I run about 5.5mins/km for 10km.
