by Joel Mackay | Dec 14, 2004 | Photo Gallery |
The Navshield is essentially a 29-h rogaine, but with a few twists… It is an event that is primarily designed as a navigation competition for bush rescue organizations such as the SES, armed services and other organizations involved in bush rescue. They also...
by Joel Mackay | Dec 14, 2004 | Photo Gallery |
In April 2004 , there was a 12-h rogaine in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. There was a bit of a lab expedition to give it a whirl – Dave and Joel went for the “open blokes” category, Jacqui and Molly went for the chicks category, while Wendy, Ann...
by Joel Mackay | Dec 14, 2003 | Photo Gallery |
This was a remarkable rogaine. It was the only time Dave and I have scored *all* of the available points! Unfortunately, i think about 5 other teams did too… Still, we were pleased overall with a top 6 finish (i think it...
by Joel Mackay | Dec 14, 2003 | Photo Gallery |
Easter came and we decided it was finally time to get down to the Budawangs, a national park about 4-5 h south of Sydney (depending on where you head for – its a big park!) that is one of the walking Meccas in NSW. The two centrepieces of the park are Pigeon...
by Joel Mackay | Dec 14, 2003 | Photo Gallery |
Does two years in a row make this an annual lab event – the day of kayaking on the Kangaroo River (about 2 h south of Sydney)? Well, either way, it was a most enjoyable day. It is very calming to float down silently down the river (well, except for the sound of...