Exercise Just for the Fun of it…Really.

I can see you rolling your eyes and scoffing, is exercise ever really just fun??  Absolutely, when the sun is shining, the temperature is perfect, you have a great group of friends gathered and a sense of adventure and anticipation in the air.  This is exactly how it happened a couple of months ago.  It started with a conversation about the legend of the Rock Cairn in Pannawonica.

Legend has it that a local townsperson would walk his dog to this location, making sure to pick up a rock from Pannawonica and transport it to the hill.  Over many years the Cairn of Pannawonica was built.  Every now and again a few townspeople will go for a wander to find the cairn, have a look, and take a rock with them from town.  I loved the story and every time I looked out in that direction, that little mound on top of the hill called out to me to come and visit.  Between a couple of us we locked in a date and then opened the invitation to  anyone who wanted to join us on the journey over unmarked trail, through spinifex and snake territory.  Sounds amazingly fun right??

Looking grand in our finest long pants and long socks hoping to keep that pesky spinifex out.

Love these crazy ladies!

Hmmm, looking out at the tiny mound and planning our attack.

First hurdle was crawling under the bloody fence, more difficult than it looks.

We’re off to find the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz…

Just a little bit of scrambling…

Getting closer…

….and closer.

There it is, the Cairn of Pannawonica

While we all carried water in our backpacks, turns out one of us was savvy enough to bring some bubbly to mark the occasion. Don’t mind if I do.

Seriously, what a great way to spend a morning.

Looking out over the small town of Pannawonica.

The great outdoors….made for taking a moment to just be.

See-ya Cairn of Pannawonica, it was nice to meet you.

Exercise doesn’t always have to be to achieve something, or to improve fitness, sometimes it is great to exercise just for the fun of it.  If you haven’t grabbed a group of friends and gone on an outdoors adventure then you need to do it now.  Go on…..