Bluff Knoll IV (December 3rd 2005).
The Creator Triune God rules and cares. There are only 2 Ways to live.
A quick dash with my darling girlfriend KL
Similiar to last time with Edwin, when he and I raced down south to attack the Bluff Knoll climb in(January 2004), KL and I made use of the excellent facilities of the Stirling Range Retreat. But this time it was with the woman I love! not just as a friend, but as my exclusive best friend, the woman I want to become at one with, God willing, when the time is fully right.
Again I was able to share the driving a bit, which made for a less wearing trip. A special weekend it was!!!!!!!
More thoughts and PHOTOS to come, but here are some of the thoughts as taken from my running blogs;
Saturday 3/12/05 Climbed/bushwalked up the 1073m Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges with KL. Took us 81 minutes 31 to make it from the carpark to the summit on the ascent.
We rested awhile and enjoyed the beautiful panoramic views... See Bluff Knoll II photo page....then one of the biggest moments in my 3 decades or so of life so far....felt about as nervous as a National Championships race...Changed into jacket, shirt and tie, and "popped the question" UTG!
Kl said yes,she is now officially my fiancee and we will hopefully live happily everafter...
Then we hotfooted it down the mountain in 64minutes 35, which was absolutely "warp 9 captain"/terminal velocity etc etc for my poor torn ACL in knee...Total time of ascent+descent; 2 hours 27 minutes of bushwalking.
It was necessary to make a speedy descent as we left the summit at 1900hrs (7pm WST), and similiar to one of my Toolbrunup climbs, we were racing the night darkness on the way down...I did have a torch, but didn't have to use it, as the Bluff Knoll path is very well maintained, and there was enough residual sunlight (leftover from the sunset) still wafting around the western peaks of the Stirling Ranges near Albany, for us to just make out the steep track we were traversing down. By the time we made it to the carpark it was after 2000 (8pm), no sunlight at all, and dark enough to make out the "saucepan" pattern of stars in the sky. Pretty romantic stuff....a very special day and night, and weekend for me and KL...Could quite possibly be one of the top 10 most special times in a lifetime I think for us both...