KO stepped up at the last minute to fill in for Wooly Jumper… She had the help of her Mum for the scout and her Dad for the set… Due to the events in Thailand, we opted for a subdued affair, limiting the circle to casual drinking and announcements, along with a minutes silence. But first, the run…
Harebrief over, we set off back to the road and a circle by the entrance to the village (near the disco shelter off Sameong Road). I hadn’t seen any markings on my way in, so I turned confidently to the right, so did CW, and so did Toe Sucker, and looking over my shoulder, so did just about everyone else. I was starting to lose faith when finally I turned around and saw paper on the back of a bush. We were headed towards the hills.
I love the strava playback from this run! Strava! As we headed towards the hills, I kept nailing checks… I accelerated a little, and pushed on hard up the hill as the calls disappeared behind me. I opened up a gap, and as I got to the top of the hill, I couldn’t hear anything more from behind. A V-Check, with the choice between a mainish trail, and a much less obvious one. I picked the less obvious one to the right, and sure enough the trail just continued. Another circle, and again I had it locked in. Now I was descending already, and pressed on. Another couple of checks and I was out onto the trail at the bottom – a circle check. It was too short so far, there had to be a bit more… I turned left and headed up to the pig farm… Nothing… I heard voices in the distance as they started the descent – I called “Checking” cheerfully, and around the corner there was paper… “OnOn”, and off we go!
It was downhill towards the road, and I was home free, so long as there was no False Trail… Surely no false trail? Please no….. Instead there was the welcome sign of “OnIn” with an arrow pointing me back. It was perhaps a little short, but a good work out, nice trails, a nice climb, and steady descent, and great for a last minute put together.
RIPHRH