Author Archives: dipidydoo
The Edge of the Map
Time … it’s what everybody craves more of. It governs every aspect of our lives. Songs, movies and TV shows have been written about it. Travelling through it is an impossible(?) dream. In short, it’s too short. Springtime, summertime, teatime, bedtime, leisuretime, ME time … Since announcing my imminent retirement from work, I’ve noticed several […]
It was Pheasant and sunny final day.
On Monday 2/4. the final event of the Australia 3/4 Day was at Curryjong Rivulet north east of Hobart via Sorrell. As we drove past the airport there was a shuddering in the force as many Orienteers passing the road to Seven Mile Beach and the infamous Pittwater Dunes map remembered the last time we were […]
It was a joke Joyce!
The fact that it was Sunday 1st of April totally eluded most of the 600 or more orienteers who returned to Lovely Banks for the Day 2/3 races. It was the same assembly area and the same finish chute way off in the distance and the same 120 metre climb up to the download tent. […]
Five ticks and a cross.
Saturday. 31/3. 43 kms north of Hobart. Day 2/3 of the Australian 3/4 Day began today on the inappropriately named Lovely Banks map. Weather. Lovely. Tick Assembly area. Lovely. Tick. Extraordinary view. Lovely. Tick. Great gathering of good friends. Lovely. Tick Even better Brownies. Yummy. […]
It just seemed like a good idea.
Friday 30/3. Altitude 1260m 5C. We decided to go for a drive to the top of Mt Wellington this morning as a our races didn’t start until after 1.00pm. Getting to the top had seen the temperature fall to 5C and with a 35 knot breeze it brings the wind-chill factor to minus plenty C. […]
What a difference a BAY makes.
Hobart. Thorsdag 29/3. Latitude 42.88. What a difference an ocean voyage of 400 of kms can make. After a quite rough but otherwise uneventful crossing we arrived in Hobart to find that Autumn is in full swing. We picked the Rydges Hotel from Bookings. everything because it had a microwave. What a gem!!!. Yesterday […]
Sprint Canberra Races 4 and 5
The last two races were definitely the most interesting, challenging and fun. Race 4 was at a small Steiner school, where the buildings were all very irregular shapes, with tiny narrow alleyways in between. Some of them met in a kind of hexagon, which was reminiscent of both Venice and the Vortex of Doom. The […]
Sprint Canberra Race 3
The interval between races 2 and 3 was all too short; just time for lunch, a quick shower, and a couple of hours to put the feet up. In no time we were back in the car and on our way. My legs were asking questions along the lines of “why?” We were back at […]
Sprint Canberra Race 2
The problem with running at AIS (Australian Institute of Sport) last night was the requirement to look like a high performance athlete at all times – the place was full of them, and we stood out like a bunch of sore thumbs. That pressure was removed at this morning’s venue, the University of Canberra, where […]
Sprint Canberra Race 1
An early start saw the DIP in Dipidydoo (Deb, Ilze, Pete) heading off to Canberra; somewhat appropriately to spend the Australia Day weekend in our nation’s capital. Patriotism was not our reason – it was of course the lure of 5 Sprint races in 3 days; a great little package, done and dusted with one […]
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