AR World Championship 2005
DJ Kristina\'s in the house
Susan McKenzie / 18.11.2005
Nathan Fa’avae’s face was the first to pop out of the cave, an exit Geoff Hunt accurately described as being shaped like a vagina.
“Then I’m the twin,� Kristina Anglem said as she wriggled out on her belly behind Fa’avae.
To say the members of Balance Vector were covered from head to toe in mud would be an exaggeration – it was more like neck to toe. After walking, scrambling and crawling the three kilometre length of the Te Tahi cave, their faces were cleaner than they would be after a mountain bike ride. From the neck down was a different story, and Marcel Hagener wasted no time before he jumped into the river to wash off at least a few layers of the slippery, slimy mud.
“I just want to be a little bit cleaner,� he said.
“That was interesting,� said Fa’avae.
“I saw a few glowworms in there,� added Richard Ussher.
“Did you?� Anglem asked. “I didn’t see any.�
“That’s cause you were at the front, going fast. I was hanging at the back,� Ussher rejoined.
With forty minutes to kill before they were allowed to leave the CP, the members of Balance Vector staked out some grass for a quick sleep. Kristina Anglem curled up on her side beside the volunteer tent, using her helmet as a pillow, steam rising up off her body as she lay there.
“It’s amazing what you can find comfortable five days into a race,� observed Fa’avae as he wriggled into a comfortable position on the soggy grass. “Normally this would feel all bumpy and uncomfortable. This feels like my sofa now.�
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