With a relatively early finish (notwithstanding my 20-25 minutes worth of errors), we had time this afternoon to visit the no 1 tourist attraction – the Monarto Safari Park.  This is an open range zoo with mostly African animals, and in what was a very appealing drawcard, you are driven around in an airconditioned coach.  […]

My start time was 2 hours earlier, and I looked forward to a cooler morning; it was not to be, as the temperature quickly soared again into the mid 30s.  The terrain was very much like yesterday’s, but with less shade on the course.  Setting was similar too, with the first few controls on rock […]

It was my first foray into the forest for at least 6 months, and my first Easter competition for 2 years.  So it was with a little trepidation that I headed to the start, feeling very much like I needed my training wheels on.  I was one of the last starters, and it was blazingly […]

Once again, most of the Dipidydoo crew are back on the road; no planes this time, as we’re just across the border in South Australia.  We left Captain K at home so he could keep an eye on Ian (though there seems to be some partying going on amongst my bear collection, and the Captain […]