.. let it be known to all and sunder, that on this day .. 30/10/2011 ..
.. I have successfully navigated around Greens Lake and Fresh Lake together .. on foot .. and in the time of 4 hrs 2 mins 28 secs ..
Full support was always present with live communcations back to the Base Camp where medical assistance was always on hand though never needed ..
Full recognition must be granted to those GN's present, without whom I would never have achieved such unbelievable status ..
Jon
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 30th of October 2011 02:02:12 PM
AmandaJayne said
02:03 PM Oct 30, 2011
ooooooooo well done.... not too sure how far that is.... but well done!!!!!
pauline said
02:04 PM Oct 30, 2011
Well there you go, just think how fit you are going to be. Running a marathon will be next...........
Happywanderer said
02:08 PM Oct 30, 2011
My gosh, jonathan, are you sure. Thats a heck of a walk. Will check with the officials on the Nomads Book of Records when I get there. I've looked over at the other side, never had the urge to walk there though.
Happywanderer said
02:10 PM Oct 30, 2011
I'm just wondering how you think they would have got medical assistance to you if required. Jimbos bike would be the only mode of transport to get around there.
Ma said
02:17 PM Oct 30, 2011
The mind boggles Can't you just picture Jimbo and Billee with a stretcher, one forward one aft, trotting around the lake to bring Jon back to base.........
animalcarer said
02:27 PM Oct 30, 2011
Thats great, I love tramping, and losing weight at moment, so I will be in fine fetter when we take off in february. You must have started early in the morning, what 5am and did you take glucose and water. what was the terrain like.many hills?
lynette
Happywanderer said
02:31 PM Oct 30, 2011
All flat Lyn, a lot swampy I would think around the back. Have only walked across the front. Its all farmland across the other side. Imagine the snakes.
jonathan said
03:03 PM Oct 30, 2011
.. it's a cool but windy day today .. started around 9.00am finished around 1.00 pm .. Its quite flat with about 1/3 of it walking on 4wd bush track .. the rest was virtually making your own decisions about where to go .. lots of barb wire fences to step across .. wild grass up to 2ft high which you need to step over .. lots of retracing steps when you find yourself confronted with water obstacles which you gotta go around ..
Both those lakes are here at the same place .. I had only intended to walk around Greens Lake, but when almost back here, a 30 ft water channel stopped me and I had to then skirt Fresh Lake as well ..
In all, I don't think it would have been any more than 15 k's at he most .. but a walk in the park would have left me feeling much fresher ..
Loved it though .. blood blister and all ..
Jon
PS .. I think medical assistance would have been .. "best of luck" ..
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 30th of October 2011 03:05:28 PM
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 30th of October 2011 03:10:05 PM
Vic said
03:18 PM Oct 30, 2011
Well done Jon, no doubt the support team was relaxing and standing by having drinkies and nibble while you were away, hard work standing by, lol!
Glad you did it Jon, Yeoeleven would have been proud of you also being a keen walker himself if he had been there!
Happywanderer said
03:26 PM Oct 30, 2011
Jonathan, you could have swam across that channel and grabbed some yabbies on the way through.
Vic said
03:48 PM Oct 30, 2011
Happywanderer wrote:
Jonathan, you could have swam across that channel and grabbed some yabbies on the way through.
And if he had done it nude he wouldn't have had to worry about any bait !
Happywanderer said
03:49 PM Oct 30, 2011
And to the applause of all the ladies standing on the bank.
pauline said
04:18 PM Oct 30, 2011
Vic wrote:
Happywanderer wrote:
Jonathan, you could have swam across that channel and grabbed some yabbies on the way through.
And if he had done it nude he wouldn't have had to worry about any bait !
Now that really made me laugh, imagination is a wonderful thing...
the rocket said
04:19 PM Oct 30, 2011
my goodness. what a feat. you must be a fit 20 year old. good on ya. rocket n strop
kandagal said
04:33 PM Oct 30, 2011
Well Johathon You get a big cheer from me. Great feat
gubby said
04:47 PM Oct 30, 2011
Keep that up Jonathan and you'll wear your legs down to the same length as mine...
-- Edited by gubby on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:49:36 PM
Gubby .. I couldn't bear to see you darling wife unable to pick us apart ..
and Vic .. as you would know, it's hard to maintain ones image all the time ..
and .. Its not good when yabbies prefer old steak to fresh mince either .. I suppose one must learn to walk on water .. it has been done before and under much less stress ..
Jon
Beth54 said
06:35 PM Oct 30, 2011
What a feat! I'm impressed Jonathon!
Reminds me of a camping trip with the young-uns in my family...they decided to paddle the Queen Mary..canoe...up a creek. Barb wire fence...crawl out the muddy bank, physically carry very heavy QM up and over...back in the water...flotsam from floodwater..up and manhandle QM again...and so it went. They were gone for hours! Makes for a great yarn though...They call it character building! It's an oft told story in my family.
And Gubby, I love that picture!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Sunday 30th of October 2011 06:36:06 PM
-- Edited by Beth54 on Sunday 30th of October 2011 06:36:25 PM
justcruisin01 said
07:50 PM Oct 30, 2011
Jonathan wrote;; Full support was always present with live communcations back to the Base Camp where medical assistance was always on hand though never needed ..
If support was needed we were going to hijack one of the many boats here to cross the lake.
Bring Jonathan back as a boat person & all would be fixed.
Ma said
10:37 PM Oct 30, 2011
justcruisin01 wrote:
..
If support was needed we were going to hijack one of the many boats here to cross the lake.
Bring Jonathan back as a boat person & all would be fixed.
Just think of all those advantages.
jonathan said
05:23 AM Oct 31, 2011
dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit dah dah dah (SOS) hehe
RALPHRALPH said
08:37 AM Oct 31, 2011
hello is there something in the water for everyone to go ga ga.whats the fuss about a little walk
gubby said
09:53 AM Oct 31, 2011
RALPHRALPH wrote:
hello is there something in the water for everyone to go ga ga.whats the fuss about a little walk
A little hint RalphRalph, don't take everything you read on this Forum as serious, I've noticed now and then there is a bit of lightheartedness and levity, also a little bit of joking and taking the mickey out of one another.
This is just something I've noticed occasionally, everyone is not as serious as Wombat, Vic and myself...
_wombat_ said
10:05 AM Oct 31, 2011
gubby wrote:
RALPHRALPH wrote:
hello is there something in the water for everyone to go ga ga.whats the fuss about a little walk
A little hint RalphRalph, don't take everything you read on this Forum as serious, I've noticed now and then there is a bit of lightheartedness and levity, also a little bit of joking and taking the mickey out of one another.
This is just something I've noticed occasionally, everyone is not as serious as Wombat, Vic and myself...
I'll 2nd, 3rd, & 4th that gubby
Ma said
10:50 AM Oct 31, 2011
It's called living Ralph and the ability to laugh at yourself and share a sense of humour with like minded nomads.
Vic said
03:12 PM Oct 31, 2011
Absolute nonsense.......You should all be locked away in the funny farm......say hello to me when you get there, i've been here for awhile already!
(Used to be a nice place, but can't go for a walk now without falling down one of Wombat's bloody holes.....)
ChiChi1 said
04:21 PM Oct 31, 2011
Jonathan, Your record is safe as far as i'm concerned I won't be challeging it. But look out for Molly i'm sure she could give you a run for your money. She's still thinking about it though. lol
jules47 said
04:39 PM Oct 31, 2011
jonathon -
yeoeleven said
05:03 PM Oct 31, 2011
Vic wrote:
Well done Jon, no doubt the support team was relaxing and standing by having drinkies and nibble while you were away, hard work standing by, lol!
Glad you did it Jon, Yeoeleven would have been proud of you also being a keen walker himself if he had been there!
Well done Jon, your record is safe from me. My efforts have been mainly endurance and climbing lately in Cape Le Grand National Park and they are documented in that thread. No GN world record was created but anyone is welcome to have a go just to complete the walks.
.. let it be known to all and sunder, that on this day .. 30/10/2011 ..
.. I have successfully navigated around Greens Lake and Fresh Lake together .. on foot .. and in the time of 4 hrs 2 mins 28 secs ..
Full support was always present with live communcations back to the Base Camp where medical assistance was always on hand though never needed ..
Full recognition must be granted to those GN's present, without whom I would never have achieved such unbelievable status ..
Jon
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 30th of October 2011 02:02:12 PM
ooooooooo well done.... not too sure how far that is.... but well done!!!!!
Will check with the officials on the Nomads Book of Records when I get there.
I've looked over at the other side, never had the urge to walk there though.
The mind boggles
Can't you just picture Jimbo and Billee with a stretcher, one forward one aft, trotting around the lake to bring Jon back to base.........
lynette
.. it's a cool but windy day today .. started around 9.00am finished around 1.00 pm .. Its quite flat with about 1/3 of it walking on 4wd bush track .. the rest was virtually making your own decisions about where to go .. lots of barb wire fences to step across .. wild grass up to 2ft high which you need to step over .. lots of retracing steps when you find yourself confronted with water obstacles which you gotta go around ..
Both those lakes are here at the same place .. I had only intended to walk around Greens Lake, but when almost back here, a 30 ft water channel stopped me and I had to then skirt Fresh Lake as well ..
In all, I don't think it would have been any more than 15 k's at he most .. but a walk in the park would have left me feeling much fresher ..
Loved it though .. blood blister and all ..
Jon
PS .. I think medical assistance would have been .. "best of luck" ..
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 30th of October 2011 03:05:28 PM
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 30th of October 2011 03:10:05 PM
Glad you did it Jon, Yeoeleven would have been proud of you also being a keen walker himself if he had been there!
And if he had done it nude he wouldn't have had to worry about any bait !
Now that really made me laugh, imagination is a wonderful thing...
my goodness. what a feat. you must be a fit 20 year old. good on ya. rocket n strop
Keep that up Jonathan and you'll wear your legs down to the same length as mine...
-- Edited by gubby on Sunday 30th of October 2011 04:49:36 PM
Gubby .. I couldn't bear to see you darling wife unable to pick us apart ..
and Vic .. as you would know, it's hard to maintain ones image all the time ..
and .. Its not good when yabbies prefer old steak to fresh mince either .. I suppose one must learn to walk on water .. it has been done before and under much less stress ..
Jon
What a feat! I'm impressed Jonathon!
Reminds me of a camping trip with the young-uns in my family...they decided to paddle the Queen Mary..canoe...up a creek. Barb wire fence...crawl out the muddy bank, physically carry very heavy QM up and over...back in the water...flotsam from floodwater..up and manhandle QM again...and so it went. They were gone for hours! Makes for a great yarn though...They call it character building! It's an oft told story in my family.
And Gubby, I love that picture!
-- Edited by Beth54 on Sunday 30th of October 2011 06:36:06 PM
-- Edited by Beth54 on Sunday 30th of October 2011 06:36:25 PM
Jonathan wrote;; Full support was always present with live communcations back to the Base Camp where medical assistance was always on hand though never needed ..
If support was needed we were going to hijack one of the many boats here to cross the lake.
Bring Jonathan back as a boat person & all would be fixed.
Just think of all those advantages.
dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit dah dah dah (SOS) hehe
hello is there something in the water for everyone to go ga ga.whats the fuss about a little walk
A little hint RalphRalph, don't take everything you read on this Forum as serious, I've noticed now and then there is a bit of lightheartedness and levity, also a little bit of joking and taking the mickey out of one another.
This is just something I've noticed occasionally, everyone is not as serious as Wombat, Vic and myself...
I'll 2nd, 3rd, & 4th that gubby
It's called living Ralph and the ability to laugh at yourself and share a sense of humour with like minded nomads.
Absolute nonsense.......You should all be locked away in the funny farm......say hello to me when you get there, i've been here for awhile already!
(Used to be a nice place, but can't go for a walk now without falling down one of Wombat's bloody holes.....)
jonathon -
Well done Jon, your record is safe from me. My efforts have been mainly endurance and climbing lately in Cape Le Grand National Park and they are documented in that thread. No GN world record was created but anyone is welcome to have a go just to complete the walks.
John