The ramblings of Lynne Walker,
an orienteering coach (amongst many other things)
Posted by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • General
Paul & I have been to the cinema quite a lot in the first three months of 2011.
Posted by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • Orienteering
The Purple Thistle (PT) is a ‘barebones’ event. This means that there is quality orienteering on a technical area, but there are few extras. For example, pre-enter (no entries on the day), turn up and stand in a queue at the start with each competitor deciding when to go, no water at the finish. There is often an event campsite closeby. This year there was a large entry from EckO, spanning quite an age range as well.
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R. I. P. has been said for the blue van as it went away on the back of a very fancy truck.
After looking around at various people carriers (mainly too short or the folding of the seats did not leave a flat area to sleep on) and also the updated Transporter we decided to test drive the new Transporter and a Volkswagen ‘Caddy Maxi Life’. I think I was keener on the latter as it might mean that I could load sea kayaks myself; it also was more like a car and so might be a better vehicle for general use as we also intended trading in the Corsa.
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The van has now gone to its final resting place.
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Alternative titles could be ‘Avoiding the Scottish wet start to July’ or ‘The other side of July’. We visited my sister in Buckinghamshire for a few days and then had a wander around the Cotswolds and Malvern area before return north. I also carried out a couple of assessments while south. It turned out to be quite an eventful time!
Posted by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • Mountain Biking • Sea Kayaking
Sometimes parts of your body just tell you that it is time to dust off the other toys and get out there with them. There then comes the problem of getting the new set of muscles into shape.
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After the Irish 3 Day Orienteering Event, Paul and I took the opportunity to explore the west of Donegal.
The weather was generally dry, bright and windy. There was one miserable wet day so we drove over to Letterkenny (via a good tea room at Glen Veagh National Park), went to the pictures and then the weather cleared.
Posted by Lynne Walker | Filed under Blog • Orienteering
This is the alternative title for my experiences at the Irish 3 Day Orienteering Event, held near Lough Eske in western Donegal in June 2010.
Paul & I decided to head for Donegal as we had enjoyed our few days on the north coast of Northern Ireland in January. We had not had time to explore further west and this would be the ideal opportunity.
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Barry is on a journey around the coast of Britain. Barry the Baton (to give him his full title) is basically a piece of wood and he is being run around the coast in a clockwise direction by various groups of people. His journey began at the Blackpool Tower on 9th May 2010. He hopes to complete the journey and arrive back at Blackpool Tower ????
I am a level 4 orienteering coach and a qualified Assessor & Coach Educator. I have been orienteering for xx years and have coached on many foreign tours.