Falls Creek - Day Two

The Musketeers awoke this morning feeling a little tired but in high spirits.  The weather this morning was in stark contrast to yesterday. The clouds were low and dark, there was plenty of rain and gusty winds up to 65km.

Off for an 8km run before breakfast, the general consensus was to explore the ‘Recovery Run’ Trail…though there was nothing overly ‘recovery’ about it given they are still finding their altitude legs.   The wind was cold and strong and pierced the skin as the Musketeers ran across the ridge – this seemed to set the tone for the day.

Back for breakfast, the Four Musketeers prepared every item they could think of. Boiled eggs, toast, fruit, yogurt cereal and coffee…all devoured with gusto.

After a brief meeting (which included stretching, core work and roller exercises) it was decided that today would be a mountain biking day- perfect weather for it. The team took out the bikes in some of the wettest, coldest, muddiest trails they had seen in a long time. There were periods where they were riding through plumes of icy water cascading down from overhanging rocks. 

For Brenton, this was the maiden voyage on his brand new mountain bike.  He also happens to be a budding camera man which meant he was able to document this important journey on film, including his very own spectacular stack…all caught on his new Video Camera of course.   

The whole day went by and the Musketeers didn't see a soul out on the road, seems most had written the day off and crawled back into bed.  On arrival home, it took a good 15mins in a steaming hot shower to thaw out.

 

So the plan for tomorrow is to conquer mount Buffalo, a 220km arduous cycle… The Musketeers have unfinished business with this mountain.  Last year, the Musketeers had had a massive day out on the bikes and were just at the top of Mt Buffalo when a horrendous storm closed in on them. There was lightening, downpours and icy gusts of wind.  Visibility was zero and there was no way they could descend in those conditions. On the other hand, if they stayed up there they would surely end up with hypothermia.  After a call to the emergency services, the park rangers went hunting and found them up the top and freezing in the -1C conditions. The Musketeers became honorary Rangers that day, donning their fleecy green ranger jumpers, drinking a hot brew and sharing wild tales of Mt Buffalo with their heroes.

 
So, let’s see what day 3 brings…. Weather forecast looks good, but as the Musketeers found out last year, you never know.

Merglers Cooking

All for one…