We conquered the Geoquest, all 47 hours and225km of it! Rob, Julien, Alex and I all made it in one piece with only blisters to show for it.
Lowlights for me:
1. The 3km paddle in our homemade raft made out of car tubes and wood - paddling isn't very easy when you're slouched in a tube - there is nothing for you to brace against;
2. The 2.5km portage of our two person plastic kayaks from one lake to another - this came at the end of the second day and it was knackering. Alex and I ended up carrying ours in 50 pace stints while the boys carried theirs upside down which meant they were walking blind!
Highlights for me:
1. The end of the first leg was a huge mtbike down a ridge in the late afternoon with beaut views in Barrington Tops;
2. Seeing sleepmonsters on the second day (ie. hallicinating) - well, I'm not sure this is a highlight, but it was kinda funny. Each of us had their favourite item, Julien's was picnic tables, Rob's was public toilets in the bush, Alex was groups of people at bus stops, and we all saw animal statues (ie. trees).
3. Finishing shortly after our third sunrise in the race!
Lowlights for me:
1. The 3km paddle in our homemade raft made out of car tubes and wood - paddling isn't very easy when you're slouched in a tube - there is nothing for you to brace against;
2. The 2.5km portage of our two person plastic kayaks from one lake to another - this came at the end of the second day and it was knackering. Alex and I ended up carrying ours in 50 pace stints while the boys carried theirs upside down which meant they were walking blind!
Highlights for me:
1. The end of the first leg was a huge mtbike down a ridge in the late afternoon with beaut views in Barrington Tops;
2. Seeing sleepmonsters on the second day (ie. hallicinating) - well, I'm not sure this is a highlight, but it was kinda funny. Each of us had their favourite item, Julien's was picnic tables, Rob's was public toilets in the bush, Alex was groups of people at bus stops, and we all saw animal statues (ie. trees).
3. Finishing shortly after our third sunrise in the race!
You are nuts...it beats my 23 min run last night....
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