12 August 2011 - A Night Training Session

With less than two weeks until the big day, what a fantastic way to finish a wet week at work - a snappy 17km walk on a Friday night!  After a few weeks of focusing on endurance it was time to clear the cobwebs and try for some pace - it also helped that the threat of more rain was very strong!  Having pre-located a car at Balmoral Beach earlier in the day we had a very good reason to walk even if the weather didn't look too promising.

6 August 2011 - Our First 50km Walk - Start to Sphinx

Well the day has finally come - time to do the big walks and see if all of the training has paid off. After all the rain of recent weeks we were hopeful that the good weather we had during the week would hold, and as as we left Parsley Bay the daylight arrived and we were not disappointed. It was a spectacular day for walking, if a little warmer than our recent expeditions.

29 July 2011 - Sphinx to Roseville Bridge

Our big night walk!  After a busy week at work what better way to finish than an Oxfam Training Walk on Friday night?  We all finished work a bit earlier and headed to Roseville Bridge to drop off a car before heading back to the Sphinx.  After a slow crawl through the Friday night peak hour traffic (it is amazing how much more traffic there is around at 6pm on a Friday than 6am on a Saturday!) we arrived at the Sphinx and got set for our adventure.

16 July 2011 - Macfarlane Reserve to Roseville Bridge

This was our first night walk for 2011, and the very first trail night walk for Ian and Deb. There was certainly a chill in the air, but that soon disapperaed as we warmed up. The trail through this section, affectionatley known as "Fangorn Forest" is quite rugged with many tree roots and rocks to pick our way through. It is a challenging section during the day but at night it takes on a new perspective.