Author Archives: dipidydoo
Do the dogs in Istanbul dream in Turkish.
The Golden Horn at sunset, Photo by Debbie. Ilze and I are off to Venice in a few hours. Debbie and Ian have already left for Ephesus. Here are a few of my best memories of Istanbul. Peter. Just the aromas were worth the trip.
Saving The Best For Last
Our final day in Istanbul was another warm sunny one. Today was the Sprint race, held at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) campus. We were looking forward to running in a more user friendly environment! Pete was feeling better too. Ian and I had early starts with Pete and Ilze quite a while later, so […]
Its a matter of inches
Istanbul 5 Day, day four for Pete, who had recovered somewhat from Mustapha’s revenge, and went out to compete in the sprint event at the Technical University Campus. Another interesting drive out on the coach. Now these are not you small tourist buses but your big long haul rigs. Mercedes 6 wheelers, 48 seaters, how […]
Ilze’s No. 2 post
Saturday, (probably 3rd November but I’m not sure) and we are just back from the 4th day of orienteering in the Belgrad forest just outside Istanbul. Amazingly I managed to complete the first three events, but today it was too hot, too steep, too prickly and I was too tired, and I didn’t finish. It’s […]
I Don’t Wanna Talk About It
Two hours. Four controls found. Bailed after failing to find no 5. DNFed. I certainly wasn’t the only one either. Only about 2/3 of the field have completed all 4 days. Ian is the sole survivor in the Australian camp after Ilze also DNFed and Pete was not well enough to compete. Ian did quite […]
Not Bully Beef Again
After our week in Paris we took the train to Amiens to join our 3-day tour of the Western Front battlefields with an Aussie emphasis. When we booked this tour in Australia we got the usual Coeliac disclaimer: “We have advised the ground operators of the tour of your need for gf food but we […]
Nanna’s post for Marissa and Ella
Thursday 25th October The airport bus which collected us at our door at 6.15 pm, and we arrived at the airport in plenty of time and checked in. What do we do now – it’s 2 ½h ours till departure. We found a nice comfortable bar and enjoyed a G & T, and then went […]
Australians continue to bleed on Turkish soil
We moved to a whole new continent for day 2’s middle distance event, crossing the Bosphorus and into Asia. We are claiming a new record for DROC jackets – the furthest point east in Europe, and the furthest point west in Asia – simultaneously as we reached the half way point of the bridge (more […]
Don’t Pay the Ferry man
Being bussed to the Orienteering events in large tour coaches has many advantages. As we proceeded over to Asia for day 2 of the Istanbul 5 day we were determined to improve our performances and the early portents were good as several new club records were set. Ilze and I had earlier attempted a new […]
A fall in the 5th at the Hippodrome
Wandering home after dinner in a sprinkle of rain, I took the outside running on the chariot track approaching the bend near the obelisk for the first time. My eye was taken by the full moon over the minarets of the Blue Mosque and as Ilze went for the whip, the finishing post being in […]
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