Deja vu

Saturdya night saw two of us back on the trail from Olinda to Woori Yallock - this time Marc and me. We started later owing to Marc's inability to distinguish the Maroondah highway from the Warburton highway and getting a fair way to Healesville before working out the mistake. This may or may not have had something to do with the fact that Carlton were not getting thrashed for once...

Anyway, once we started we set ourselves the goal of beating the time that Eoin and I posted last week. This was made easier by the fact that there was not much need for map-reading, but as it was dark when we started the section from Silvan Dam, we certainly found the first kilometre pretty interesting! The path is very narrow and crowded by shrubs and bushes. It also twists and turns a lot, and we had the distinct impression that if we stepped off the path by mistake it would be a while before we found it again.

We got into Mt Evelyn to find a buck's night in full swing - I don't know what they made of two sweaty blokes having a rest outside wearing headlamps and rucksacks, but it is possible that they didn't notice owing to the presence of the topless barmaid (is there anything less sexy?).

Anyway, suffice it to say that we made it to Woori Yallock in 4 hrs 55 mins, chopping a full quarter hour off the record - a personal best which is unlikely to be broken anytime soon, certainly not during the event...

We were so busy walking that there was no time for photos... apart from one blurry one of Marc at speed in the dark, which I'll post if it looks any good.

Saturday will be our last proper training walk - and only 18 days to go now...