Day 2 saw us back in almost the same spot, just a little less distance to drive in. An earlier start was a good way to avoid the worst of the dust. A cloudless sky promised another warm day, and I was glad I was starting before 10am. The terrain notes were the same as […]

Orienteering in SA usually involves long drives on dirt road. This was no exception – we could see the dust cloud from 20 km away! It looked like mist, till we got closer. Visibility was down to zero in places. White turned out to be a poor choice of colour today. After a long, dry, […]

We’re back on the road – Pete, Ilze and I headed off to South Australia for the Easter 3 days, an annual tradition. SA is one of my favourite places to orienteer – not too steep, not too thick, technical enough to be interesting without being impossible. We forget what most of Australia is like, […]