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Friday Apr 14, 2017 #
Event: Oceania Championships 2017
Orienteering race 17:25 [4] 2.1 km (8:18 / km)
shoes: X-Talon 190
Oceania Sprint, stuffed up by missing a control. Should hsve finished top 6 which would have given AUS a chance of taking the class from NZL.
Won the first split with a wide right route. In the lead until 3, when I made a 45 second mistake, putting me down to 8th. Pulled up a few places despite losing 20 seconds on route choice to 11. All this time it had been raining buckets and had to remove and carry my glasses which was a distraction that finally caused loss of concentration. BIG brain fade at 14, where I must have thought I'd already found 15 so headed to 16, then got confused with the OOB markings (well-taped by the way) because I wasn't coming from where I thought I was. 2 minutes to recover and find 16, then reasonably fast to the finish, where I got the big disappointment on download.
GPS shows 2.64kms, will try to put it on Routegadget later.
Won the first split with a wide right route. In the lead until 3, when I made a 45 second mistake, putting me down to 8th. Pulled up a few places despite losing 20 seconds on route choice to 11. All this time it had been raining buckets and had to remove and carry my glasses which was a distraction that finally caused loss of concentration. BIG brain fade at 14, where I must have thought I'd already found 15 so headed to 16, then got confused with the OOB markings (well-taped by the way) because I wasn't coming from where I thought I was. 2 minutes to recover and find 16, then reasonably fast to the finish, where I got the big disappointment on download.
GPS shows 2.64kms, will try to put it on Routegadget later.
Sunday Apr 9, 2017 #
Walking 2:30:00 [3] 9.0 km (16:40 / km)
Final day of Milford, out to the road end. All in forest, but nevertheless very interesting. Great stopover at Forge Flat, good swimming hole and no sandflies. Only the two youngest of our group braved the swim.
Nice gesture to stop at the Glenorchy pub on the way back to Queenstown for beer and chips!
Relieved, but sorry to finish two great walks (2 of THE Great Walks). The guides reckon we were incredibly lucky to have no rain at all, and mostly clear skies for both walks, especially the Milford.
Overall I would rate the Milford higher, but the middle day of the Routeburn was easily the BEST day.
Nice gesture to stop at the Glenorchy pub on the way back to Queenstown for beer and chips!
Relieved, but sorry to finish two great walks (2 of THE Great Walks). The guides reckon we were incredibly lucky to have no rain at all, and mostly clear skies for both walks, especially the Milford.
Overall I would rate the Milford higher, but the middle day of the Routeburn was easily the BEST day.
Saturday Apr 8, 2017 #
Walking 5:30:00 [3] 14.0 km (23:34 / km)
Day 2 of Routeburn, Lake MacKenzie to Routeburn Falls via Harris Saddle. Wonderful walk, all above the tree line after the first 500m, with incredible views everywhere.
At Harris Saddle PP and I decided to only do part of the Conical Hill side trip, just to the lookout over Lake Harris and the Routeburn Valley. Just as well, it's pretty steep and slippery in places. According to others in the group who made it to the top, the view towards the Tasman was worth it, but we were more than satisfied with the fantastic view from the lookout.
The walk down the Valley was special, even though I was really tired, and the falls at the end a bonus. Too cold to swim though.
At Harris Saddle PP and I decided to only do part of the Conical Hill side trip, just to the lookout over Lake Harris and the Routeburn Valley. Just as well, it's pretty steep and slippery in places. According to others in the group who made it to the top, the view towards the Tasman was worth it, but we were more than satisfied with the fantastic view from the lookout.
The walk down the Valley was special, even though I was really tired, and the falls at the end a bonus. Too cold to swim though.