2012 Oxfam Trailwalker - Check Point 3 - Lake Manchester

Check Point 3 is the first checkpoint that the support crew can do their supporting.

Derek and I wanted to get out there before sunset in order to select a camp site and put up the tents.

Osfam had a good arrangement with a ring road.  The checkin, toilets, and short term support crews on the inside and at one end on the outside of the ring road was a camping area.  Along the top, those with no car pass could park and walk in.

This is Derek's van with all our support gear before we started to set-up camp

The big black thing with the yellow square is a big battery and it provided power to an inverter.  The inverter makes main voltage that ran the foot spa's and peoples mobile phone chargers.

Frank gave Georgina a shoulder massage while 4 others had a foot spa and Mel(unseen)handed out dinner.

Paul (The pediatrist) got four of them cumfy

The tent the girls slept in is to the left.
The green and blue tents are showers.  Only Megan had a bird bath in one.  The rest seemed content with anti chafing cream.  Maybe we need a 2000btu heater to make showering more attractive. 

Ah the boys.  & Don't let any of them tell you they did not sleep.  Snoring eminated from both the boys and girls tents.

 What a difference a nights sleep makes.  Look at how alert and happy they are.

Popping blisters...

and taping up.















and off into the night.

Depart CP3 at 5:00 am