Ophir was great...
Just came back from trekking at Mount Ophir. Trekking was GREAT! Travelling was a nightmare. Four person stuck in a three seater while the rest relaxed. :S. Anyway, what people normally complete in two days, we managed to finish in about 9 hours. Didn't realise i could take so much torture and i actually paid for it. Actually there were quite a few hiccups. First, the driver was one hour late. Next, two hour jam at woodlands checkpoint. Next, crazy ang-moh travelling companion who decided to get down halfway to smoke and walk alongside the minivan and eventually got lost. Waited for him for quite sometime before the journey continued. Finally reached the "resort" at 3am. Started pouring cats and dogs. Slept only at 4plus because of the insects. :S.
Woke up at 6 plus the next day to preapre lunch. Had only 2 hours of sleep. Supposed to gather at 7.00am for breakfast and start trekking at 8.00am. Late again. Ended up starting at 8.30am. Rushed all the way up. Very extremely slippery because of the rain. Wore Teva sandals (bad idea) which made it even worse. Had barely enough water. Didn't take the normal route but the competition route. Not what i signed up for. Had to do a little rock climbing which scared the hell out of me. Everything was damp and muddy. Summit wasn't exactly that fantastic. Didn't see any wild animals. Crazy ang-moh didn't managed the journey and got stuck at the rock-climbing. Had to drink from streams. Yucky. Rushed all the way down. Actually slid half the way down. Got cuts on my toes from thorns and blisters on my feet.
Now i ache all over but feel very proud of myself. Know for sure i'm gonna gain back whatever i've lost in two days time.
All in all... i guess it wasn't THAT great after all. :D
(Photos will be up soon...)
