70km Kayak

Word is that Orion have made it to TA7, at the end of the 70km kayak. Roughly 20 hrs in the kayak (after about 4 hrs pushing the wheelbarrow). Enroute, they've regained the lead. McCain are also about to finish; both have passed Blackheart along the way.


Blackheart obviously stopped and slept along the way, they would have needed to as they got no sleep at midcamp, partly because of their stings, and partly because it was just too hot. For a while there we wondered whether they might have holed one of their boats, as they seemed to be stopped for a fair while, but they eventually got going again at a good strong pace.


Kayak repair kits were handed out as the teams left midcamp, but they didn't arrive in time for the first 4 or 5 teams - but apparently Blackheart had one of their own, so wouldn't have been completely stuck if they had had an issue with one of their boats.


Osprey with their two slightly ill team members awoke this morning to find that one (Liam) was feeling a bit better, but the other (Mike) was still feeling quite crook. They waited until late morning when Liam decided he could go on, and Mike decided he couldn't. They headed off as a team of three just after noon.
Nga Rakau and securify still appear to be trucking along well, past halfway in the river. They should make it to end around maybe 8pm tonight.

Macpac Girls on Top arrived at midcamp around 11:30pm last night, and were up and away at 6am. (Zoe requested an extended sleep, but Debs said no).

We drove up the road a little later in the morning, and found them near the kayak put-in, still full of good humour (although Zoe's feet were hurting). Viv was wearing the team bracelet (the 'Harden the F**k up' bracelet), I think she'd complained about the flavour of the snakes someone gave her yesterday, which earned her the bracelet.


Debs doing a turn...