Night Orienteering Social Event - Esplanade 24 June 2010

A small but hardy group ventured out into the Esplanade for our social orienteering evening. This was followed by a pot-luck dinner that also served as Dave’s birthday dinner (was he the one who chose that date?). Dave of course didn’t run, arriving late with some lame excuse about having to ref hockey. Royce wasn’t going to run because she’d already been out tramping for the day and was even more convinced about that decision when it started to rain. However, a strategic delay in the start time by 5mins and a respite from the rain saw her change her mind and she joined the Super Veteran group of Pat, George and Megan. Perhaps she was concerned that they may need her SAR skills. They may have had safety in numbers but when it came to adding up the score it took another 45mins to get a consensus. Greg hid his fear of the dark well by taking his daughter with him to ward off any evil spirits. Russell ventured out on his own but forgot to check his watch when he left, so he was back in 35mins. Kyle’s only mistake of the evening was taking note of Joy’s claim that the Course couldn’t be done in 45mins at night. Because of that he strategically missed out a control early in the Course. It was the only Control he missed and then finished with 3 mins to spare. The one control he missed just happened to be the one with the Moro and Snickers Bars! Not a problem though, because everyone chose to miss that Control; plenty left for everyone. Mental note for next time – make the Control with the Snickers worth the most points. Chris, the most hardy of us all, biked in to the Esplanade in the rain, completed the Course, collected some controls then biked home again – I hope all those who stayed home and warm in front of their cosy fire feel humbled.


Results:

1300 Kyle
850 Chris
820 Greg and Adi
640 Russell
330 Royce, Pat, George, Megan