Meeting the terrain for JWOC in Wejherowo

It is nice that the team is here now. They had a bit of hectic travel but are mostly recovered from the flight now I think.

It was great having Simon to take Nick, Krystal and Jim out training the first few days in Wejherowo (veyherovo). Jim had a bit of advice too. Utilising the ridgetops. The Bliza hotel was comfy, looks old on outside but was nice inside. It was close to town and there were even fridges in the rooms which we dont have here at Hotel Victoria. We ate out at different places each night. The local dishes are interesting and food is quite cheap. We had pizza one night too. The Victoria is nice though. I am sharing with Kate and Laura. The food here is classy restaurant style. Cooked lunches and various soups and mains for dinner. All quite fine. We are buying water now as it the water in this hotel is a bit odd. Got a 6litre bottle pretty cheap.

We had the most summery day so far today. The forest is so nice. I feel like I am getting quite used to the terrain style now after almost a week training here. I have been to heaps of the training maps now. Most of the terrain is hilly spur gully style but you still have to be very accurate with compass to get exact direction. There are other training areas we have been to which are much more vague and flat. These maps give you a chance to make sure your navigation is on spot without tiring yourself out. I have been happy with my training so far.

A new bulletin was released today which is interesting. No spectator control for you guys in the forest events which is boring. The butterfly loop may be fun, girls have never had that before at JWOC. The idea is that we all have to be in a quarantine from 8.45am on the race days. This means a very long wait outside for the later starters. /-:

We tried out the hotel swimming pool this afternoon which was fun. Slide was soo slow. There is a steam room with ice and a sauna so we enjoyed swapping between the pool and hot rooms. (-: Even a cold shower afterwards which was nice.

The Australian and Japanese team are also at the Hotel Victoria now (-: Toby and Laura did their exams this afternoon with James watching. Bit strange. The permethrin works well I think. Havent had any ticks on me yet.