It's Not Lost If I Know Where I Am

Had a great week 'at work' this past week. Monday and Tuesday in particular involved my favourite excursion of the year. the Yr 11 Outdoor Rec camp. Basically 2 days hiking around in circles through the Glenbrook region of the Blue Mts National Park. Taking a dozen or so Yr 11 students back and forth, round and round, up and down so that they think they have hiked to the most remote location an Australian has ever found.

The expression on their faces when they realise that the 6hr hike has got them to Euroka. The same place their parents most likely had driven them to in 15 minutes from home is the best part of my 2 days.

I decided to make the second day a little more challenging this year however and fooled myself at one point turning the last 1hr into around 2hrs 15mins. Having successfully negotiated the new decent down Bullant Ridge off the side of Tunnel View Lookout. A slight miss calculation in the positioning of desired stairs and suitable creek crossing places had us rock hoping all the way back up to Jellybean Pool and the second stairs up to the Rangers hut.

I defend challenges of being lost though as already stated, 'it's not lost if you know where you are'. Gnomes smashed both days and by far and away the overwhelming response was one of, when and where can we go next?'

The less said about Wednesday the better in such public forum and Thursday saw me gracing the school premesise for a day. Before Friday was occupied with Yr 9 Gnomes at a local feeder Primary school clocking up volunteer hours. In helping Lower Blue Rotary Club constructing a vegetable garden for their kids to grow and learn about 'real' food.

4 out of 5 is a good week by my measurement.

In terms of training. Outside of Mon & Tue hiking. Managed to swim Sun arvo, Wed and Fri morning; cycle Sunday morning and Thursday afternoon; and run Thursday morning and Saturday afternoon. Consistent without being overwhelming.