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BERGEN. TAKE FIVE.
Our plans for today in Bergen included doing the laundry, so whilst Ilze supervised I assisted ably by leaving her to it to go and take some more photos. Ilze had been disappointed in some she took yesterday so we changed the camera settings and last night, on the way to dinner, we took some more. We […]
BEAUTIFUL BERGEN
Arrived safely after nearly missing our Amsterdam/Bergen connection due to delays at Venice airport. It was just after midnight, we were both tired and cranky so just showered put jamies on and fell into bed. Our hotel (the Augustin) is wonderful, situated just a block back from the waterfront. We were upgraded to a “junior […]
Two reasons.
The are two reasons why you should take your wife out to dinner in a posh Venetian restaurant just past the Ponte Sosspiro in San Marco. Firstly, late in the evening when you walk home and the tourists have all gone, the storm has abated and the view and the sights are beyond description. So […]
The day of dead umbrellas
What do you do when you wake up to pouring rain and wind blowing a gale? You put on your weatherproof clothing and go exploring of course. Pete had a bright idea, why don’t we go to Burano and Murano? Why not. Grab the cameras, bus tickets and some cash, and head for Fondamente Nuove […]
JET LAG IS A WONDERFUL THING.
Any Venetian who rose early this morning was treated (used advisedly) to the sight of Pete scurrying around the canals and calles of Carnaregio in his pyjamas. Woken early and out the front looking for that hardest of Venetian things to discover (four bars on your phone), I found another glory of Venice. A crisp […]
The Grand Final
Not only was it the AFL Grand final (more on that later) but it was ours as well – the week culminating in the Australian Long Distance Champs today. We were back at Hill End, in the gold mining and erosion gullies of last weekend. I was quietly hoping for another good result, but as […]
Day in the Forest
We woke to light rain, for the first time this week. The radar suggested it would clear out during the morning, but it hung around until lunchtime, dampening conditions for the Schools Relays, but not dampening their enthusiasm. It’s always great fun watching them race so hard, hair dyed, faces painted, and barracking loudly for […]
Playing With the Big Girls
Phew – today we were out of the forest, and back into Sprint mode. In a moment of madness, I’d entered the Womens B course, the equivalent to the Senior Girls Schools Sprint course. At 3 kms and 27 controls, it was a bit longer than what I’m used to – but what the heck. […]
A Wally Wander
Our dear friend and club member Wally passed away about a week ago, after having been ill for some time. He was approaching 90. Wally was the most influential person in street orienteering when we started, and for many years subsequently. It was inconceivable that one day he wouldn’t be around, but his health meant […]
Bling! Australian Middle Distance Champs
Anyone who knows me, knows that Middle Distance events are NOT my favourite. Not so much because of the navigation, but because they often involve lots of scrambling in and out of erosion gullies or sliding down rubble-strewn slopes. For years, I have toughed it out by entering my “A” age group for Middle Distance […]
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