Canberra Walking Weekend - 4th and 5th April 2009

Thanks Everyone for your positive feedback.

Yes I should have updated the article to reflect only four weeks to go. Bad penmanship on my part.

Pricing for families. A very valid point. I shall raise this at our next Committee meeting and attmept to get it rectified for next year.

But what I like about the event. It’s 600 plus walkers of all ages from the ACT, interstate and overseas walking around the Best city in Australia. Makes for a great atmosphere.

Regards

Phil

2nd last para should read only one *participating* parent…

I saw publicity for this event, but for myself and a 5yo to participate it would be $35 so we might as well just go and walk around the lake or do a bushwalk somewhere.

In a similar vein, the same weekend there is the Gear Up Girl cycling challenge where the organisers told me that I wouldn’t have to pay for my 5yo because she was under 6yo. The fee to ride 20km is $45 – and that’s on public roads and cycle paths.

I can’t see any way that primary school age children could participate in events like these without a supervising adult, so why charge like wounded bulls for them?

I can see that the family fee for the two day walk is only $35 but that doesn’t help families with only one parent and one child.

Looks like we’ll be waiting for this year’s Great Australian Bushwalk.

18th Canberra International Walking Weekend – 4/5 April 08
With less than ten weeks until the event, now is the right time to start training.

I don’t wish to be picky, but…??