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Lessons learned:
Don't do a route for the first time in the dark. We were never lost and had done a lot of the nearby paths, but we might have known it would just be a mud trudge if we'd done that specific bit before. We had intended to get onto the easy trails that we'd done often but didn't even make it that far. Definitely don't do this if you're hoping for a relaxing evening and a nice early start.
Ensure at least one person remembers to bring snacks...
@withered_preacher yeah I agree. Not much wind-chill if you've got a tarp pegged down around you. I was more concerned about the cycling/packing/faffing this morning.
@rhb Yep, it's much easier when you can see where you're going... we took a different route that got us back onto well-walked trails much more quickly. I would even say it was "fun" riding although slippy from the snow.
Photo from this morning. Friend's lovely warm tent in the foreground. My bin-bag/mylar/tarp hovel at the back.
Also there was one casualty at dinner last night...