Orienteering long (Manawarra Badge) 2:29:26 [3] *** 10.5 km (14:14 / km) +300m 12:27 / km
spiked:15/15c
Yes, well, ummmm. I guess I was never 100% sure I knew where I was on this map - I just couldn't get into it. Especially after I couldn't find number 2 for 21 minutes despite relocating several times (I must have run very close to it at least twice!). I very quickly got tired of bashing through head-high bushes which seemed to cover a lot of many of our legs. By the time I got to control 4 and saw Jen running back towards 9 after doing the northern loop (she started after me) I seriously considered skipping the loop up north and going straight down the creek to 8, but I'm not one to give up easily. So I struggled on, taking a 600m detour down into the valley 7-8 just to avoid the bushes. Very tired at the end and had the sinking feeling of just not 'getting' the map at all.
On the up-side, Tyson and I did the walk to Arkaroo rock in the afternoon and went to Wilpena for icecream where we randomly ran into Tyson's boss. Then we had a great night with all our friends and family. I saw several shooting stars (but forgot to wish for greater orienteering skills) :)