ARKZN # 4 - Updates on route and distances

Howdy partners

I'm back after an excellent recce of the route.
It could be cool on the night hike so take some whiskey.
I hope the paddle isn't windy; bring outriggers.

George says you are responsible people. Been talking to the farmers and some will make the Movie "Saving Private Ryan" look like a picnic" Check out the danger zones later in the week.

I will be posting links to maps on blog http://arkzn4.blogspot.com/ for competitors to get an early indication of the area. You can get the maps yourself or download them from the new race website: http://sites.google.com/site/arkzn4/
I will have maps available at the start, but only one per team and the quality may be dodgy...........?

The blog and website mentioned above are the official correspondence routes for the teams from now on.
Anyone can follow the blog, you just have to register.
Only teams can publish to the blog, so you had better start practicing.
Instructions are going out again later today.

Teams will be publishing to the blog during the race as a way of proving that they have reached the checkpoints. If you lose coms you have to keep it in the camera to prove that you were there; but there is a penalty attached for not blogging checkpoints, and it's not just time.....

Anything you send the blog about your team this week will be posted on the website. See team Yoshimi's page for example http://sites.google.com/site/arkzn4/team-yoshimi-1.

On Friday The blog will be cleared and placed in race mode, so that we can track the teams from Saturday morning 6h00

You will get an sms at 6h00 on Saturday morning telling you who in Pietermaritzburg has your instructions. I'll be posting a clue on the blog later this week. Perhaps locals know him and can help you identify him.

Please send your stuff to the blog and I'll update the site.

Oh and of course you can enter the race. We have eight teams ready to go.
Never has a race been as easy to take part in.

Now you just have to finish it........

The Baron