Khancoban

this is a little back dated, but i should post up the pictures. i drove up alone (which was a new experience) to Khancoban NSW, which took me about 5 hrs. but i must say the scenery on the way was fantastic.

i uploaded the pictures on facebook. can be found here. samplers below:

on the way to Khancoban, New South Wales.

a little taste of the kind of slopes i will running up as part of the 26km run.

snow capped peaks in the distance. 

awesome Aussie countryside.

my nifty GPS device that helped me along the way.

 

the 26km paddle was alright, the river was swift flowing and at some parts, there are these tricky little eddies that swirl your boat all around and you really have to rudder hard and fast to avoid that. i capsized a couple of times and quickly learnt not to with the freezing water underneath.

the run will be tough so i got about 5 more weeks to train for it. should be ok. i found a guy from Melbourne Adventures and he will do the mountain bike portion for me and i will be the rest of the team. he will act as “support crew” for his girlfriend and myself in transporting the kayaks and bikes to the finish point so that will be come in real handy. 

much training to do, but i think i will be distracted with my girlfriend visiting and all the related touristy stuff we’ll be doing, like snowboarding, etc.