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 by Bronwyn Seccombe.
-The trip began with an excellent starttrue to '"yborn' tradition we made
+The trip began with an excellent start true to 'Wyborn' tradition we made our grand entrance on Friday night at 3 a.m. Uneventful Saturday morning except honourable leader and rest of party moved off at some unearthly hour; straight after breakfast I believe! But because of our superior bushwalking skills and our brilliant burst of speed, we made up the mile between Enzo's party and us by about lunch time.\\
-our grand entrance on Friday night at 3 a.m. Uneventful Saturday morning except honourable loader and rest of party moved off at some unearthly hour; straight after breakfast I believe! But because of our superior bushwalking skills and our brilliant burst of speed, we made up the mile between Enzo's party_and us by about lunch time.
+"What?" you're saying, "a Wryborn trip, lunchtime already and not a white-ant party mentioned!"\\
-"'That? " you're saying, a rryborn trip, lunchtime already and not a white-ant party mentioned!"
+Hate to disappoint your obvious amazement folks, but official white-anters departed shortly after lunch to complete the trip per programme. You realise,of  course, that this isn't a very good example to prospectives; eight members settling down for tea at three o'clock in the afternoon while three prospectives (all girls) and Doone, forged on regardless, through jungle, savannah, desert and alpine terrains, just to complete an SBW walk as programmed - Portraits of fortitude those three namelessp rospectives.
-Hate to disappoint your obvious amazement folks, but official white-antors departed shortly after lunch to complete the trip per programme. You realise,
-of course, that this isn't a-very good example to prospectives eight meMbers
+Well, they made the "Castle" - one stopped at the saddle; one, exhausted by that "tough, tough" rock scrambling, flaked out at the top; but two, just two girls; only two out of the original fifteen made their way over the flat in pitch black conditions and reached the look-out. Well we looked and we looked, and frequently, just missed the short cut to the bottom moat, in our blind wanderings, but do you think we could find that little metal box.
-settling down for tea at three o'clock in the afternoon while three prospectives (all girls) and Doone, forged on regardless, through jungle, savannah, desert and Alpine terrains, just to complete an SOB.. walk as progrcomed - Portraits of fortitude those three nameless.prospectives.
-"ell, they made the "Castle" - one stopped at the saddle; one, exhausted' by that "tough, tough" rock scrambling, flaked out at the top; but two, just two girls; only two out of the original fifteen made their way over the flat
+But as I think I mentioned before, our superior bushwalking skills pulled us through. We found the box and proudly added our names to the long, long list of SBW's and "other walkers". We could now realise after our wild '50 mile dash' which a certain member of our party forced upon us, just so she could sign the book on to top. What a fabulous view confronted us - totally unique black mountains of varying shapes silhouetted against a navy sky, while on a far off slope, red tongues of flame, from a retroating bushfire, traced the otherwise imperceptible ridges. A1though bushfires leave a repulsive scar by day, this one held a strange beauty in both colour and power by night. Well, enough of absorbing natures beauties or 'uglies', an inky blackness was enveloping us. Doone was madly signalling us from the other end, and our torches rather limited reservoir of potential energy was rapidly depleting. Good enough reasons to call us to our feet once more.
-in pitch black conditions and reached the look-out. 17e119 we looked
-and we looked, and frequently, just missed the short cut to the bottom moat, in
+Being a bit too late to tear back to the last camping cave, we simply plonked our packs just bolow the saddle and slept on about a 45 degree slope on the walls of the "Castle". Slept in inverted commas  I had a great sleep but the other three had minor disturbances: bats, sounding like souped up mozzies, whizzed past all night; Doone became suddenly aware of his unobtrusive travelling companion a big, now juicy leech; Linda had some prehistoric monster playing tag with her toes and Marion was on an 85 degree slope.
-our blind wanderings, but do you think we could find that little metal box.
-Ma 1 68	THE STDNEY BUSITI4LnR
+As usual, morning arrived too quickly, being on the eastern slope, dawn bid us an early good morning. A mad dash began, to catch up to Enzo's party, which we found just on lunch time (swift as usual) and arrived to find honourable leader had managed to drop his glasses in an 18 ft. plunge pool, full of icy, icy water and monsterous deep sea yabbies. A11 attempts at their rescue met with miserablo failure.
-But as I think I mentioned beforo, our superior bushwalking skills pulled Us through. 'To found the box and proudly addell our names to the long, long . list of S0E.70's and "other walkers". re could now roalise after our wild '50 mile dash' which a certain membor of our party forced upon us, just so sho could sign the book on to	That a fabulouo view confronted us  totally unique
-black mountains of varying shapes silhouetted against a navy sky, while on a far off slopo, red tongues of flame, from a rotroating bushfire, traced the otherwise imperceptible riAges. 41though bushfires leave a repulsive scar by day, this one held a strange beauty in both colour and ,:owoa' by night. "ell, enough of absorbing natures boatties or luglies', an inky blackness was enveloping us Doono was madly signalling us from the other end, and our torches rather limited reservoir of potontil energy was rapidly depleting. Good enough reasons to call us to our foot once more.
+Enzo and Co., moved off to beat the stars back to the cars, while our mob waited patiently for Margaret and Ross, who had once again, managed to get themselves mislaid; and who, we later found out, had sat down to a breakfast of two sumptuous steaks, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, eggs and the works, but ....... Ross had forgotton the matches; so much for breakfast!
-Being a bit too late to tear back to tho last carping cave, we simply plonkod our Packs just bolow tho saddle and 'sleptt on about a 45J slope on the walls of the "Castle". 'Slopt in iverted commas  I had a great sleep but the other	.
-' three had minor disturbances bats, sounding like soupodup mozzies, whizzed past all night 5 Doone became suddenly aware of his-unobtrusive travelling companion  big, now juicv looch Lind aq: had some 7)rohistoric monster playing tag withtoes ana	o was on an 5- slope.
+Well, we managed to haul ourselves to our feet after not one but two lunches, and moved off an hour behind the group ahead. Owing to efficient and capable navigation by Ross, we somehow managed to cross the supposed gorge in three separate valleys. Finally, to the utter astonishment of the entire group, we crossed THE gorge only to find ourselves somewhat lost. But dear old Mother Nature, bless her, provided a helping hand, in the form of a huge conglomorate outcrop, which proved to be invaluable aid in establishing our exact whereabouts. Ah, ha l a bod was sighted, many miles back in the direction from which we had just come. We almost dismissed him from our thoughts with the assumption that it was merely the local farmer, when serveral other bods came into view. It could only be Enzo and his mob, which we had, somehow or other, managed to pass.
-As usual, morning arrived too quickly, being on the eastern slope, dawn bid us an early good morning. A mad dash boc;an, to catch up to Enzo/s party, which
-we found just on lunch time (swift as usual) and arrived to find honourable leader had managed to drop his glasses in an 18 ft. plunge pool, full of icy, icy water and morstorous tdoopsea' yanies. 411 attempts at their rescue mat with miserablo failure.
+Believe it or not, recollecting our own snail pace, I hate to think what Enzo and his group must have been up to, to get themselves three-quarters of an hour behind us, Well we continued on, having found the general direction to the cars; had a brisk tea of soup and popcorn, on the banks of Wog Wog Creek; and - wait for it, reached the cars BEFORE DARK and that brought us to the end of yet another unforgettablo weekend of 'walking'.
-Enzo and Co., moved off to beat the stars back to the cars while our mob waited patiently for Margaret and Ross, who had once again, managed to get themselves mislai(1 and who, we later found out, had sat Llown to a broakfast of two sumptuous stooks, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, eggs and the works, but ....... Ross had forgotton the matches so much for breakfast!
-Tell, we =aged to haul our-selves to our foot after not one but two lunches, and moved off an hour behind the group ahead. Owing to efficient and capable navigation by Ross, we somehow managed to cross the supposed tgorgo in throe separate valleys. Finally, to the utter astonishmont of the =tiro group, crossed THE gorge  only to find ourselves somewhat lost. But dear old Mother Nature, bless 11=9 provided a helping hand, in the form of a hugb conglomorate outcrop, which proved to be invaluable aid in establishing our =act whereabouts. Ah,
-ha l a bad was sighted,. many miles back in the direction from which we had just come. o almost dismissed him from our thoughts with the assumption that it was merely the local farmer, when servoral other 'cods came into view. , It could only be Enzo and his mob, which we had, somehow or other, managed to pass.
-	THE SYDNEY BUSH7ALKER
-Believe it or-not, recollecting our own snail pace, I hate to think what ..Dnzo and his group must have been up to, to get themselves of-an hour behind us, Well we continued on, having found the general direction to the cars; had a
-brisk tea of SOUD and popcorn, on the banks of r'og wag, Creek; and  wait for it  reached the cars BEFORE DARK and that brought us to the end of yet another unforgotablo wo,:,kend of 'walking'.
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