Well today I did my first up “Big Bertha Training Trek” as I’m a nervous 2 weeks out from doing the trip most people can only dream of. I don’t why I’m worthy of such a trip however, it makes it even more special when I can take one of my children with me. A strapping 35 yr old son (eldest Scott). Apart from his dream trek he will also hopefully carry me up the mountains & volcanoes.

When the rain stopped today at 10am I headed out walking to my training trek climb some 5.8klms away. I avoided the bad suburban cars (drivers never at fault), banked up water, slippery footpaths, jungle barking dogs (fenced off!! whew!!). The last suburban street is approx. 1.1klms long & very steep. My trek ‘road’ at the end of it is pure nature, rocky quarry road & within the 2klm walk/ climb you rise 257.5m which surprisingly is a bit of a workout. Usually you have to dodge the 4wd vehicles & trailbikes. The rain picked up but I walked through it after fitting the rain sleeve to my backpack for its protection. Clothes wet of course but this kept me cooler. Walking trip to bitumen street end was 1hr 10mins (5.8klms).
Started on trek climb. very wet, gullies, ‘waterfalls’ & extreme humidity (90%) & even walking through misty low cloud cover. Finally made it to the top, then headed straight back to home to avoid the blackening clouds above.
Almost home without stopping & then weather turned bad. Sheltered for 12mins then hit the road again just when it eased a bit (not much). I was wet anyway. Arrived home totally beyond soaked & legs almost disowning me. Then immediately into action doing bustling house detailing as we had prospective buyers landing in 2 hours to view our house for sale.
No lunch of course .. but a fat pizza for dinner. Still I managed to complete my training on some 15.6klms today straight up!!! Similar to Peru with the rain & humidity too … but I know here I can get a long hot shower after. Woo Hoo!!!
Totally confirmed how fantastic my Salomon X Ultra 3 Mid Hiking Boots are. Truly amazing.
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