First, thanks to Andy Creber for the planning and organising. On the night he got a bit of flack for using the old fashioned cards and punches – where did he get them from?
Getting ready was interesting, finding an assortment of Petzl LED headlights, and old Silva head torch with batteries 5 years old but still functioning, and a couple of bicycle lights. We found enough for the 4 of us with emergency spares if required. We all struggled when dazzled by the keen participants but all made it without too much of a mishap.
This was another family affair with me up against my son Ian, and my wife and daughter-in-law running as a pair. As prediced I came in second – still in my rest from running and a relatively feeble light I basically didn’t even manage to navigate properly. Still, all good fun.
Tags: Night Orienteering
21/12/2008 at 10:30 pm
I like the fact that when I read your post it comes up with a “possibly related post” of “Age Without Getting Old: Lessons from Celebrities”. Anyway, I doubt many celebrities have gone night orienteering but it probably should be on the list of ways to age without getting old. I miss it a lot so I’m very jealous.