Monthly Archives: June 2026
Dignified Anticipation
I can’t say that Captain Kumamon is excited – it’s more dignified anticipation. Why? Well I’m not sure he’s quite forgiven us for the lack of a cruise last year. Cosy as the Newcastle-Amsterdam ferry was, it’s not quite the same thing. His major complaint was the distinct lack of towel animals, trivia quizzes, and […]
What A Difference A Day Makes (Eppalock Part 2)
Well not so much for me. Today’s course was a similar distance in similar forest, with a similar result, to yesterday. It was definitely harder navigating. The features that my controls were on were a lot vaguer – shallow gullies, broad spurs, tiny low cliffs. All of them required careful compass work and complete contact […]
Into The Forest We Go (Eppalock Part 1)
It’s been 14 months since either of us have done any bush orienteering, and my last foray, the Victorian Long Distance Champs, ended in me abandoning the course after failing to find one of my controls midway through. Since then, we’ve either been away, or the maps have been too steep, or it’s been bucketing […]
Best Tour Guide Ever (A Day In Bendigo)
We have of course been to Bendigo many times, but it’s been ages since we actually spent time in the city centre. We’re here for two days of orienteering at Eppalock – one of our favourite forests – but we added an extra day, and found ourselves a nice little AirBnB in Kennington (not far […]
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