26 September 2010

Two Days, 4 Races and 1600km

24th of September and it is time to drive home from Skarbimierz - the GPS says 1600km - but there are TWO ARDF races right on my my route:


The first was on Saturday at Flugplatz Von Bronkow near Cottbus - the map (above) was just a printout from some GPS software but the forest (below) was almost 100% runnable.


The extra challenge was having to do the geometry mostly in your head - as there were pretty much no way of being sure where you were on the map (except when close to fields) - "#3 was North, I ran about 500m North East to #5 so #3 is going to come up West?"


I came in second place on both 2m and 80m!  Charge for this race: Nil - and there were even hot showers provided at the local flying club "clubhouse"



A long evening drive up to Hamburg - the weather go steadily wetter and wetter


Sunday morning - and we are Radio Orienteering on the Bismark family estate


No danger of going hungry - this was described as a "soup"...


The map was basic and a bit dated - but as (due to Wild Boar) it was forbidden to go more than a few meters off the paths - sufficient



Last competitor to finish - but got all the checkpoints - he and his family left home at 05:00 in order to travel to this race - dedication


First place on both 2m and 80m this time


I still don't know if we had to stay out of the terrain in the interests of not disturbing the boar - or in the interests of us not being 'disturbed' by irate piggies.

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