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195905 [2012/12/21 12:08] – [Yvonne Renwick] colin | 195905 [2012/12/21 12:17] – [Molly Rodgers] colin | ||
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Having completed this diversion we surveyed our sodden bags and, to our amazement, | Having completed this diversion we surveyed our sodden bags and, to our amazement, | ||
Brian suggested we get out of them and spend the night sitting up. As it was not yet | Brian suggested we get out of them and spend the night sitting up. As it was not yet | ||
- | midnight Irene and I protested volubly against such folly, preferring pneumonia recumbent, enclosed in bag, to pneumonia sitting up, without bag. After much seeking we found some not so wet portions of our bags, twisted these round to our backs, and lay back hopefully | + | midnight Irene and I protested volubly against such folly, preferring pneumonia recumbent, enclosed in bag, to pneumonia sitting up, without bag. After much seeking we found some not so wet portions of our bags, twisted these round to our backs, and lay back hopefully wooing |
but we did sleep, fitfully. With the dawn came a very wet Alex, adjuring us to pack up as quickly as possible and get going. After hastily eating some cold rice and apple we wrang ourselves, and our gear, out, hoisted up rucksacks, and squelched off, after our leader, into the mist. | but we did sleep, fitfully. With the dawn came a very wet Alex, adjuring us to pack up as quickly as possible and get going. After hastily eating some cold rice and apple we wrang ourselves, and our gear, out, hoisted up rucksacks, and squelched off, after our leader, into the mist. | ||
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they can both swim because, in the morning, they were both seen fast asleep, floating at the end of their anchor lines. | they can both swim because, in the morning, they were both seen fast asleep, floating at the end of their anchor lines. | ||
- | I couldn' | + | I couldn' |
sleepless night I dozed off and dreamt I was pouring myself out of my water-bag | sleepless night I dozed off and dreamt I was pouring myself out of my water-bag | ||
(fantastic thing to dream). Waking from the nightmare I realised that the reason for feeling cold was that my sleeping bag was full, and I mean full, of water. Anyhow, after pouring myself out, I found that Brian had got a fire going and that the rain had stopped. On examination, | (fantastic thing to dream). Waking from the nightmare I realised that the reason for feeling cold was that my sleeping bag was full, and I mean full, of water. Anyhow, after pouring myself out, I found that Brian had got a fire going and that the rain had stopped. On examination, | ||
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There was considerable consternation in the Leyden-Cosgrove tent a couple of times, but the night continued wet and windy until about 2 a m. when a bright light | There was considerable consternation in the Leyden-Cosgrove tent a couple of times, but the night continued wet and windy until about 2 a m. when a bright light | ||
- | Shining | + | shining |
under the grass but the tent wasn't letting any rain through. | under the grass but the tent wasn't letting any rain through. | ||
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To while away the hours until dawn we discussed this and that - women in our lives, the possible difficulty in ascending the rock face of the fissure later in | To while away the hours until dawn we discussed this and that - women in our lives, the possible difficulty in ascending the rock face of the fissure later in | ||
the morning and whether we should go on to the Clyde River or return along the | the morning and whether we should go on to the Clyde River or return along the | ||
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I think perhaps that we did not suffer as much as some that night. In fact now that I look back on it from the comfort of my home some five weeks later I can't help feeling that I may have been exaggerating a little about our discomfort. Of course we got wet, or at least Pam and I did. Pam had found herself the cutest little hip | I think perhaps that we did not suffer as much as some that night. In fact now that I look back on it from the comfort of my home some five weeks later I can't help feeling that I may have been exaggerating a little about our discomfort. Of course we got wet, or at least Pam and I did. Pam had found herself the cutest little hip | ||
hole earlier in the evening but as it soon turned itself into a hip bath it had to be | hole earlier in the evening but as it soon turned itself into a hip bath it had to be | ||
- | vacated, although by then it was too late. Also the wind changed through the night and blew in on her. As far myself I only got my dry bed sox wet and my shoulders where the water seeped through the groundsheet, | + | vacated, although by then it was too late. Also the wind changed through the night and blew in on her. As for myself I only got my dry bed sox wet and my shoulders where the water seeped through the groundsheet, |
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- | Although the night seemed long we did sleep a little and in our waking moments were entertained by snippets of conversation coming from David' | + | Although the night seemed long we did sleep a little and in our waking moments were entertained by snippets of conversation coming from David' |
And so the night at last became day and after a hearty breakfast of one half apple, one half orange, one chocolate-coated biscuit each and the promise of a lolly later, we began one of the longest walking days I can remember. | And so the night at last became day and after a hearty breakfast of one half apple, one half orange, one chocolate-coated biscuit each and the promise of a lolly later, we began one of the longest walking days I can remember. | ||
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