Category New South Wales
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
We only had one race on Day 3, in the afternoon. Normally we would enjoy the sleep in and the leisurely morning, but today was HOT. By the time we arrived at the venue in Erina, it was about 36 degrees, and we were wilting before we even made it out of the car park. […]
Pointless
Lately I’ve been watching the British TV quiz show “Pointless”. I enjoy the mental challenge of thinking about the answers differently. This afternoon’s race featured some pointlessness, but it wasn’t a challenge I could say I relished. As we approached the afternoon’s venue, we could see that it was on a steeper slope, with a […]
Sprinting the Coast
The carnival that we’ve come for is the Oceania Championships for the elites, who are vying for selection to the World Champs. For us plebs, it’s a series of four races with a cumulated score. All four races count, so there is no dropping your worst result. Race 1 was in Tuggerah, at a small […]
Lakeside
Another uneventful day on the road. We made it through Sydney before the long weekend exodus got underway, and pulled into our new home in Budgewoi shortly after 3pm. The back deck looks straight over Lake Munmorah, and we watch black swans, pelicans and kayakers glide past. We settled in quickly, unpacked, shopped, and waited […]
A Good Ol’ Aussie Road Trip
Tonight we’re in Gundagai, halfway to the NSW Central Coast, where we are headed for “Sprint the Coast”, a three day orienteering competition. Captain Kumamon was going to be left at home, until I did some checking, and realized that despite his extensive travels overseas, he has never been on a proper Aussie Road Trip. […]
Sydney City Race Weekend 2
Onto the main event. An early start was required, as start times were between 8am and 10am. We were both at the latter end of the start draw, but we left in plenty of time to walk from Circular Quay to the arena at Observatory Hill. The Carnival Splendour cruise ship was in, busily disengorging […]
Sydney City Race Weekend
Ian and I are in Sydney this weekend, purely for orienteering – specifically, the first Sydney City Race. It took them 5 years to copy us, but they have gone all out with a $1000 prize for the outright winner. We just had to come and run it, being the ones who introduced the popular […]
Cruisin’
We chugged slowly out of Huskisson, expecting a gentle speed of a few knots to be the standard. But once past the buoys, the skipper revved up the three outboards, the bow rose, and we took off at a cracking pace. Before long we slowed again, pulling in behind the dolphin viewing vessels. We spotted […]
Wings and Wombats
We headed away from the coastline, and inland to Nowra, to pay a visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum (ie the Navy’s Aviation arm). A very impressive hangar style building showcases the history of Australian Naval fixed wing and helicopter operations throughout the 20th century, beginning with a Sopwith Pup and progressing through the […]
Booderee – New Territory
The north wind dropped, allowing the humidity back in. Booderee National Park forms the southern part of Jervis Bay. We crossed the state border into Jervis Bay Territory, and paid our park fee. Captains Point was chosen as the site for a Royal Australian Naval College in 1911, with the first graduates in 1916. It […]
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