It all looked so easy once you had picked up the map. Mostly open farm with patches of gorse and heather and only 120 metres of climb.

Pity about the 220 metres of climb up to the start. It was “only ” an 1.8km walk but the last 600m was as near to vertical as a Scottish sheep could stand.  I allowed an hour to do the trip and did it in 58 minutes, I stood at the start box, drenched in sweat, thirsty and exhausted. “Only another 3.8kms to go”

Map. Day 4

I made it around with the usual stupid mistake on the easiest control, mostly caused by tiredness and dehydration.

Enough to make you want to take up golf

We have no photos yet as we could not find he strength to pick up a camera and there are none up on the website yet, I think the photographers are still coming back down, so we have pinched a few from  other days off their web site.

Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound

Nearly made it

Pete Day 3

Hugh Day 3

Are we there yet.

DROC picnic table

Sprints. This is better

The advantage of SIAC

Christa punches old style

Should have got SIAC

Rudi with determination

Eric, not a hair out of place

Even the cow looks confused

First, we lean to the left, then …..

There were only two good things resulting from yesterday.

Firstly, its nearly 9.00am and  I am still in bed.

Second. Ilze and I are the first entries in Venice 2019.

Pete.