Saturday 30th October - Manly to Spit to Manly (loop walk)

Please Note: Changes to timetable as of 25/10/10

CONFIRMING 6.30am sharp Saturday 30^th October - Manly to Spit to Manly (loop walk) 20kms (approx 3.5hrs)

MEETING POINT  Front of Manly Pavilion, West Esplanade, Manly 2095 - above the  Manly Aquarium

PARKING OPTIONS 

All the residential areas are 2 hours free from 8am (so will have till 10am)

Anywhere on the left side of Sydney Rd as you descend down the hill into Manly (the big main road as you drive into Manly) is FREE weekends, so that's a good option and not far to walk to the aquarium. 

So streets to park near the aquarium include:
The Crescent
James St
George St
Upper Gilbert St
Eustace St

Also along West Esplanade - which is the road nearest the water as you drive towards the aquarium from the wharf - are some spots for 2 hours free from 8.30am (some are only one hour though)
And finally there is the little car park area above the aquarium area, outside the entrance to Manly Pavilion.

Other upcoming walks - ALL now departing 6.30am sharp (rain, hail or shine)

• Sunday 7^th November - Departing Humpty Dumpty Office with Adventure1000 - 20kms
• Saturday 13^th November - Spit to Long Reef 20.5kms – details to follow

4 weeks till Humpty's Hike!

Rain, hail or shine...........unfortunately, it was a bit of rain for the group of 12 lovely ladies who braved the overcast, showery day on Sunday. From Kirribilli to Balmoral they splashed through puddles as the weather decided to be a constant drizzle. Undeterred, the group kept a fast pace which made it a great training session. With grey looking weather it was hard not to stop at one of the cafes that were passed for a hot something as they all looked very appealing - much self-control was required!

Sunday 24th October - Kirribilli to Balmoral

CONFIRMING 7.00am sharp Sunday 24^th October - Kirribilli to Balmoral 13.5kms (approx 3hrs)

Meeting Point – Entrance to Luna Park

Organise to be picked up from Balmoral, walk the return trip back (if you are keen) or organise with friends to car pool. 

Other upcoming walks - ALL departing 7am sharp (rain, hail or shine)

• Saturday 30^th October - Kirribilli to Waverton 14kms -– details to follow
• Sunday 7^th November - Manly to Spit to Manly 20kms – details to follow
• Saturday 13^th November - Spit to Long Reef 20.5kms – details to follow

5 weeks till Humpty's Hike!

What a great 3hr hike it was on Sunday from Roseville Bridge to Lindfield. It was wonderful to see so many keen ladies (they must have been, to be ready for the 7am start on a Sunday) join us. Surrounded by so much bushland, took us all back to nature. Hats off to Natasha who managed to walk the whole way even whilst losing bits of her hiking boot that decided to fall apart.

Saturday 17th October - Roseville to Lindfield (loop walk)

A group walk is scheduled each weekend prior to the Hike and we encourage you to join in (the more the merrier!):

CONFIRMING 7.00am sharp Sunday 17^th October - Roseville to Lindfield (loop walk) 12kms (approx 2.5hrs)

Meeting Point – end of Babbage Road (cul-de-sac). There is plenty of free parking.

Directions are as follows:

SOUTH BOUND

- Cross over Roseville Bridge

- Left into Babbage Rd and follow around to the right - parking at the very end.

NORTH BOUND

- Before the Roseville Bridge – veer left before the overhead bridge

- Turn right onto Malga Road and

- Left onto Babbage Rd and follow around to the right - parking at the very end.

Other upcoming walks - ALL departing 7am sharp

• Sunday 24^th October - Kirribilli to Balmoral 13.5kms – details to follow
• Saturday 30^th October - Kirribilli to Waverton 14kms -– details to follow
• Sunday 7^th November - Manly to Spit to Manly 20kms – details to follow
• Saturday 13^th November - Spit to Long Reef 20.5kms – details to follow

6 Weeks Till Humpty's Hike!

It was great to see so many ladies at the Group Walk on the weekend and a wonderful opportunity for the women to meet each other. The women who participated in the training session on Saturday morning were fortunate to meet and walk with Michele Rosengren the Adventure 1000 Program Director for Humpty's Hike www.adventure1000.com.au

Michele was there to answer any questions and discuss any concerns that the hikers had. There was lots of huffing and puffing as the group of approx. forty walked the loop from Balmoral Beach to Taronga Zoo whilst taking in the sights of a beautiful part of Sydney's coastline.

Saturday 9th October - Departing Balmoral (loop walk)

CONFIRMING the training walk for this Saturday morning rain, hail or shine.

PLEASE NOTE:  The walk on this Saturday 9 October is an official Humpty Hike Training walk and is scheduled in your training program. Humpty and Michele from A1000 request your presence. Please respond to BLOG, if you already haven't to confirm your attendance by posting a comment.

Meeting Point   The Rotunda at Balmoral Beach (The Esplanade)

Time  departing 8.00am sharp! Returning approx 10am

Fun & Fundraising at the Baby & Kids Market

In August, Tash and I took all our pre-loved baby gear and clothes to the Baby and Kids Market. It was our first market and a fast learning curve but it was a frenzied few hours of talking to people and selling! It felt great to pass on some of our most useful items to other new Mums and Dads and also to talk about Humpty's Hike which was our motivation. I was so excited to raise $560 all of which I have donated to Humpty's Hike. I thought that was a pretty good return for one morning of work! And Cam is happy to have the baby corner of the garage tidied up! I had a little moment when it hit home that we did not have any babies anymore, but 2 little pre-schoolers are excellent fun!
Training routine starts in earnest this week!

Tan xx

Tanya van der Wall
23 Sep 10 09:39 AM 

Everyday Hero - Sponsor a Hiker

Thank you for participating in Humpty's Hike 2010 and supporting Humpty Dumpty Foundation. For this special new Humpty event we have made it even easier for you to join us for this fundraising weekend. Humpty has partnered with Everyday Hero to provide an online fundraising webpage for each participant. In just minutes you can build your own page and approach your supporters for a donation by emailing around the unique link of your webpage. Each donation is recorded on your page along with any message of support from your donors. So get a head start and make sure you create an online fundraising page today.

http://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/humptyshike2010

7 weeks till Humpty's Hike!

Manly to Long Reef was the 2hr training walk completed by several this October long weekend. We just made it to Long Reef in time to miss the storm that came over.