Alas.....i have been remiss and bloggeth not for thine viewing pleasures these past two weeks!
No excuses - just the same old same old!
As you can all see from the title, time is flying by, catapaulting us toward the 'big day'!
We have not....as you might be thinking......been sitting around contemplating our navels. Brent and I were observed (but not by many) taking to the Hillary Trail from Arataki to Karekare. This was a gruelling 10hrs / 39kms of rugged trails. We started at 4.30am with headlamps on through to the Huia dam, then on to Whatipu. At one point we climbed from sea level to 400metres above in 30 mins - parts of the track were very steep and slippery, and very little flat ground. BUT...the scenery was spectacular (we are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful country) and as Hillary himself would have said....'we knocked the b**tard off!' While we were doing this...fear not, the other musketeers where not dormant. Rames was competing in a dragonboat racing competition, and Kathryn (bless her little tigery socks!) did a 40km walk solo around the Auckland volcanoes!!!
Last weekend we were all back together again as the 'awesome foursome' for a 30km trot down to Mission Bay and back - the highlight of which was my very traumatic toilet experience, which caused great mirth amongst my three 'friends?'!. Dying for a pee, I had looked forward to reaching the public toilets at Victoria Park and was relieved to arrive and find that only one of them was occupied. Gaily chatting and smiling with that wonderful sense of relief at finally being able to let go, I opened the door and started in, only to be confronted by a large brown naked body - male. In very exaggerated terms, the noise I (apparently) let out was something akin to a seagull in full voice, as I leapt back out like a scalded cat! My heart didn't stop pounding however until many kilometers were placed between me and my 'David', and I strangely lost the urge to pee!
Only two weeks to go now - it's all very exciting/terrifying! No major injuries - just the odd calf muscle strain, joint creakiness and tender feet, which is a major blessing! So far we have reached 60% of our sponsorship target, so...if you were planning on making a donation...now would be a really great time to do so. :-) Many thanks again to all of you who have donated so far via the web page, and also to all of those who have left encouraging messages and supportive comments - all much appreciated.
Here endeth this week's missive.
Love, light and peace!
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