Myself and Becs have been talking of doing the Spit Bridge to Manly walk for ages, and yeterday we finally got around to it. Jacqui, Rachel and Nicki came along as well, so it was me and the chicks. We elected to start from Becs’ place in Mosman, which added annother 4km to the distance, giving us a 14km total. It was an easy enough walk, with a couple of muddy bits as a result of the recent tain, though in fairness the weather was a bit confused. We had to wait a bit until the rain stopped before setting off, there were occasional showers en route yet in other parts it was roasting. About 1km out of Manly I could see the storm clouds advancing across the harbour, with a demarcating rain line on the sea, so we finished with some power walking and reached the safety of a cafe without getting soaked.

I rang Graham to get him to come down for some lunch as I hadn’t seen him for ages. As it turned out it was his birthday as well, so he brought along some wine and the two of us spent the next few hours getting trashed. Probably not the best recovery from a monster walk, but who cares! My hips are killing me today though, so I probably should have done some streatching. On a brighter note, Becs is keen to get involved in some Adventure Racing with me, so all I need is to round up one more team member and choose an upcoming event to get involved in.

I brought Jacqui’s camera along and busied myself taking snaps along the route as the girls nattered away. I’d never seen the harbour from that side before, which was a major motivation for doing the walk in the first place, so it made sense to document it a bit. I’ll get the film developed during the week and upload some photos.