tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78035142054260954612024-02-22T18:54:03.604+10:30LuvapuzzleIrachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-16931683163961219092019-11-20T10:20:00.002+10:302019-11-20T10:20:34.320+10:30Carisbrooke Park instead of Cobbler Creek. It was a total fire ban today, so Cobblers Creek Conservation Park was out of the question, but we opted on the spur of the moment to drive across to Carisbrooke Park and walk there instead. This is a local park in Salisbury council area and very green most of the way around.<br />
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There was a bit of water in the creek at the start of the walk (near Main North Rd)<br />
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There is a lovely new cover here which would be ideal for a schools championships orienteering.<br />
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Some lovely old fig trees<br />
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and gum trees<br />
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We all thought that this deserved a photo - we were all missing Brian.<br />
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We peered through the windows at the old waterwheel museum (not open) . This might be interesting to see sometime when it is open.<br />
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It's open on the first Sunday of the month apparently <a href="https://sacommunity.org/org/195128-Salisbury_Waterwheel_Museum">https://sacommunity.org/org/195128-Salisbury_Waterwheel_Museum</a><br />
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We stopped at Pitman Park for morning tea beside some roses and a waterfall.<br />
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and watched this fella walking around picking up bits and pieces.<br />
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Not long later we passed this quiet pool and then crossed under the Salisbury Highway and made our way out to and under Waterloo Corner Road.<br />
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We turned around just past the 5km mark as the sun was starting to show some bite. Not long afterwards we saw this bloke conscientiously searching for discarded metal items in the heat. I hope it was worth the effort for him.<br />
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As we were about to cross back under the bridges the Indian Pacific headed out of town just ahead of us.<br />
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We followed this ridge line for a while (It was the location of the most shade) and stopped to look at the old well/tank (now filled in). There must be a story here, but there was no sign to explain. Salisbury is quite an old area though, and the stonework looked old.<br />
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Something a bit different- a HUGE teddy bear checking out over his balcony. <br />
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Lunch in the shade.<br />
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The Weir with running water near our car park.<br />
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Thanks Doug for your flexibility. You saved us from the disappointment of going home without any walking.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-6553940967379629472019-11-17T21:26:00.000+10:302019-11-17T21:26:02.423+10:30Coastal walks and beaches 14/10/19<br />
We spent the morning (after a sleep in) driving around to various beaches and having a bit of a stroll and a look.<br />
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If you can follow the path we took you will see number 3 is virtually on the coast. The photos directly below are of the beach area near there. There is an island (with a cache) which you must be able to get to at low tide (it was not low enough this day and time) . We were a bit disappointed about that , but fascinated by the rock formations (horizontal rock slabs) - see picture 2.<br />
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We also enjoyed the rock pools between the slabs where lots of shells and crabs played.<br />
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Some of the rock was very much a conglomerate and appeared like it had been man made- but we don't think it was.<br />
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We also saw the first few of many of these blue balloons lying on the beach. We surmised that maybe it was a sea creature of some type. You could stamp on them and they popped like a balloon. Having googled a bit since then, I think they may be bluebottle jellyfish which have washed up and dried.<br />
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We were also fascinated by the sign at the entrance to the beach and wondered how we could possibly drive within 200m of the shore irregularly - eventually we realised this was for PWCs (personal water craft = jet skis and the like) . We saw a number of similar signs while we were in the area. I guess the noise is a problem for residents and maybe they are a safety issue as well.<br />
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Further around the bays (near number 6) we again stopped to admire the beach and see if we could find a cache - once again foiled by the water height . Another quite pleasant beach though - and the homes on the north eastern hill overlooking the bay would have a really lovely view of waves crashing and people playing on the beach.<br />
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We back tracked a little and went to about number 9 , where we parked and headed off by foot up the Banksia walk to Burrewara Point. Not far in we found the disused bunker - the remains of radar station number 17 from WW11, and finally succesfully located a cache hidden there as well.<br />
Apparently the radar could plot a ship location that was 100 miles away! It was amazing how close to the track the bunker was and how well hidden in the thick bush. At one stage about 50 people worked here.<br />
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This is what the track looked like for some of the way.<br />
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We located the fully automated lighthouse and survey marker much closer to the actual point<br />
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Just after we left them we heard the sound of crashing out to sea and , on closer inspection, realised that there were whales down in the water. Trevor rushed further out along the point to get a good view. I stayed up higher where I thought there might be a better vantage point from behind all the foliage. Sure enough there were hump back whales - including a baby who was having a whale of a time breaching almost continually as it headed along the coast line with mum happily moving along behind.<br />
We stayed and marvelled at the sight for a good while as they moved further along.<br />
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The banksia walk was not called that for nothing. There were lots of fantastic examples along the way.<br />
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...and a few of these lovely , translucent paper flowers.<br />
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A few seals sunning themselves and soaking up what warmth they could from the rocks.<br />
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And this well disguised fellow popped in to just say hello.<br />
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We admired these purple buds that turn into white flowers. How does that happen?<br />
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And we missed the opportunity to take a photo of the echidna who ambled across in front of us- took too long to get the Echidna CSI app out and enabled. By then he was gone.<br />
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We headed home for a rest after all that excitement.<br />
I returned the jigsaw and borrowed another one, then started sorting it out for edge pieces.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-76841451914951307182019-11-16T20:43:00.003+10:302019-11-16T20:43:52.237+10:30Finniss conservation Park/ Mt Magnificent Walk 12th NovemberBob did a good job of leading the walk last Tuesday. Apparently this was a walk initially dreamed up by Brian - and a good dreaming it was. <br />
We met at Prospect Hill and car pooled form there.<br />
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I missed tracking the first section of the walk as my watch would not get a lock on the satellites - By the time we had made it almost all the way down the hill and it was virtually morning tea time, I was about to stop looking... so you have to imagine that first bit on the map and the long downhill on the profile picture. Bob reminded us to enjoy the downhills now as it was going to be uphills later.<br />
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In total it was agreed that the walk was around 13.9km long.<br />
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As we headed down the road from the start we had some lovely views of the surrounding countryside.<br />
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and some of the locals came to say hi.<br />
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Of course there were some treats to enjoy as well.<br />
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When we got to the bottom we had to ford the river . Beda found extra rocks to drop in, and led us across the stepping stones, then held the tricky branch back on the other side to allow us to pass. Some got wet feet, but none fell in.<br />
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Soon afterwards as we walked along the track in Cox's scrub we found this lovely little birds nest (all lined with possum fur and feathers. Very cozy in there.<br />
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The Xanthorrhoea had some really long spikes on them and were in flower.<br />
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Craig noticed these eating their way through the leaves. (but leaving the central vein). Sorry the photo is a bit blurry. Are they tiny processional caterpillars??<br />
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As we got close to the conservation park we were treated with this spectacular view down to the gully below.<br />
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I tried Doug's method of sitting with my back to a tree and leaning against it. I can highly recommend it as a pose for comfortable reflection.<br />
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Not much further up the track (and I mean up) I spotted this little garden in the hollow of a tree.<br />
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As we passed along the laneway we found that the cows were also enjoying the grass there. Close encounters of a different kind were enjoyed.<br />
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We ended up at the Meadows coffee shop (one of our favourites) which has less Buddha statues these days, but still provides good and friendly service.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-2703907447816123862019-11-08T20:48:00.002+10:302019-11-08T20:48:35.852+10:30Wynn Vale Dam Walk 5/11/19Last Tuesday we walked in the Modbury area. The map of the walk is shown below.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">Fourteen walkers enjoyed the lead up to the Melbourne Cup in each others company, and were back to the car park after their post-walk refreshments in time to gather around Bob's car and listen to the race</span></div>
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Then we turned to the South-East and down to the dams closer to Montague Rd, where we ate our morning tea at the playground, and even spotted a kangaroo and a water leak.<br />
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The Dam looked great and we enjoyed the explanatory environmental signs the council has put in. </div>
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We were really lucky to be let in to have a look at the local community garden - which has thirty current members and is a great spot to share the company of others with a pizza from the oven. It is open to the public on Saturdays if you want to take a look.<br />
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The back to the Jubilee lake again for lunch and the serious business of setting up the sweep,<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">before heading in to the last km or two to the car park to drop off the packs and making our visit to the Soul Food cafe for some yummy food and drinks and a chat with Laraine, who met with us after the finish. </span></div>
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Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-66831777818514157222019-10-27T09:28:00.003+10:302019-11-17T21:21:25.795+10:30Smoky Dan's and another lazy day 13/10/19Another very lazy day.<br />
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Lyn and Wendy arrived at our door about 1030 am having been over to the shops and found out that there was a souvlaki special at Smoky Dan's (the local cafe) for lunch. They had booked for the four of us. We agreed that this was a great idea, so at midday we were strolling the 300m or so to the shops (IGA and smoky Dan's are the local shops) to have lunch.<br />
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They had an acoustic band playing which was not disruptive to conversation, and some cute little girls were "dancing" to the music in the uninhibited way that kids do. We enjoyed some S and P croc for entree(shared) before a serve of souvlaki each, washed down by a red.<br />
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In the afternoon we spent the time chatting after briefly using facebook to say happy birthday to Val Webb (a shared friend) for her 70th.<br />
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We had soup and toast for tea (after our huge lunch) and giant twins for dessert that I had found in the local supermarket.<br />
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Finished the jigsaw puzzle at last. The books all have legs!Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-17988135693743431282019-10-27T09:18:00.000+10:302019-10-27T16:39:20.090+10:30three thirteen with the Beaumonts 12/10/19<br />
After a really good sleep in we had an excellent egg and bacon breakfast (cooked in two different pots because there is nothing to cook both together in.<br />
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Lyn and Wendy invited us to their place mid afternoon and we sat around chatting and playing Three Thirteen (a game which is new to us) with the two packs of cards out of our glove box. We used jokers (which is apparently a variation) and also scored the picture cards as 11, 12 and 13, rather than all as 10. We knocked when going out (which allowed Lyn to see it happening - he is completely deaf)<br />
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We ended up staying for pasta for tea after snacking our way through the afternoon on dip and biscuits<br />
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The jigsaw was completed after we went home to our own place, having lost to Lyn, with Wendy a sad last.<br />
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For posterity - here are the rules for Three Thirteen (just in case). It is a simple enough game for kids to play without being too boring for adults.<br />
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Three Thirteen (Thanks to Pagat.com)</span></h3>
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Two or more players</div>
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Normal playing cards. One 52 card deck for two players, two decks for three or four people. It doesn't really matter after that as long as you have enough cards to play with.</div>
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This game has eleven rounds. The first dealer is chosen at random and the turn to deal passes to the left after each round. In the first round three cards are dealt to each player, in the second round four cards are dealt and so on until the eleventh and last round in which thirteen cards each are dealt. The remainder of the cards are placed face down on the table to form a stock pile. The top card of the stock is being flipped face up and put beside the stock pile to start the discard pile.</div>
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The object of the game is to form all the cards in your hand into combinations. There are two types of valid combination:</div>
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<li>a <span style="font-weight: 600;">set</span> or <span style="font-weight: 600;">group</span> of three or more cards of the same rank, such as <span style="font-weight: 600;"><img alt="club" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/club.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />5-<img alt="spade" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/spade.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />5-<img alt="diamond" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/diamond.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />5</span>. When playing with more than one deck it is possible for a set to contain identical cards, for example <span style="font-weight: 600;"><img alt="club" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/club.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />9</span><span style="font-weight: 600;">-<img alt="club" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/club.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />9</span><span style="font-weight: 600;">-</span><span style="font-weight: 600;"><img alt="diamond" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/diamond.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />9</span>.</li>
<li>a <span style="font-weight: 600;">run</span> or <span style="font-weight: 600;">sequence</span> of three or more cards in the same suit, such as <span style="font-weight: 600;"><img alt="heart" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/heart.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />4-<img alt="heart" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/heart.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />5-<img alt="heart" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/heart.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />6</span></li>
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Combinations can contain more than three cards - for example four sevens or 8-9-10-J-Q of a suit. However, you cannot count the same card as part of more than one combination. For example <span style="font-weight: 600;"><img alt="spade" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/spade.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />5-<img alt="spade" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/spade.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />6-<img alt="spade" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/spade.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />7-<img alt="heart" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/heart.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />6-<img alt="club" height="13" src="https://www.pagat.com/images/internat/club.gif" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="15" />6</span> is <span style="font-weight: 600;">either</span> a set of sixes with a 5 and 7 of spades left over, <span style="font-weight: 600;">or</span> a run of spades with two sixes left over.</div>
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Aces rank low in this game, so A-2-3 is a valid sequence but Q-K-A is not.</div>
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Wild Cards</h2>
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In each round there is a wild card. It is the card equal to the number of cards dealt. Wild cards can be used in place of any other card in making a group or sequence. You can even make a set that consists of only wild cards if you wish. Below is a list of wild cards by round:</div>
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<li>Round 1 Threes are wild.</li>
<li>Round 2 Fours are wild.</li>
<li>Round 3 Fives are wild.</li>
<li>Round 4 Sixes are wild.</li>
<li>Round 5 Sevens are wild.</li>
<li>Round 6 Eights are wild.</li>
<li>Round 7 Nines are wild.</li>
<li>Round 8 Tens are wild.</li>
<li>Round 9 Jacks are wild.</li>
<li>Round 10 Queens are wild.</li>
<li>Round 11 Kings are wild.</li>
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The Play</h2>
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The player to dealer's left begins, and players take turns clockwise around the table. A turn consists of drawing one card - either the top card of the face down stock or the top card of the discard pile - and then discarding one card face up on top of the discard pile. Note that only the top card of the discard pile can be taken.</div>
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Going Out</h2>
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You can go out at your turn to play if, after drawing the top card of the stock or the top discard, you are able to arrange all the cards in your hand except one into separate sets, and then discard a card. In this case, when discarding you announce that you are out. Each of the other players is allowed one more turn. When the turn to play comes back to you the round is over and the scores are calculated.</div>
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Scoring</h2>
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At the end of the round, each player arranges as much as possible of their hand into sets and runs. Any cards that are not included in a set or run are counted as penalty points against the holder as follows:</div>
<pre>Ace 1pt
Two 2pts
Three 3pts
Four 4pts
Five 5pts
Six 6pts
Seven 7pts
Eight 8pts
Nine 9pts
Ten 10pts
Jack 10pts
Queen 10pts
King 10pts</pre>
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The scores are accumulated from round to round, and whoever has the lowest score at the end of the eleventh round is the winner.</div>
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Note that in this form of rummy, players are <span style="font-weight: 600;">not allowed</span> to dispose of cards by adding them to other players' sets or runs. Combinations are made only from your own hand, and any cards not included are penalty cards.</div>
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Variations</h2>
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Some play that Aces can be used as high or low - so A-K-Q is a valid sequence. In this case an Ace remaining in your hand at the end costs 15 points, rather than one.</div>
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Some groups score 11 points for Jacks, 12 for Queens and 13 for Kings.</div>
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Some groups include Jokers as additional wild cards. In that case, a joker left in your hand at the end of a round scores 20 penalty points.</div>
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For large groups of players, Stan Stone has invented <a href="https://www.pagat.com/invented/3-13speed.html">3-13 Speed</a>, in which the play is speeded up by means of simultaneous drawing and discarding, controlled by a caller.</div>
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A proprietary version of 3-13 using a special five-suited pack, has been published under the name <a href="https://www.pagat.com/com/index.html#5crowns">Five Crowns</a>.</div>
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Jared Mellentine has contributed a variation <a href="https://www.pagat.com/invented/deucesarentwild.html">Deuces Aren't Wild</a> with an additional 14-card round and a bonus round in the event of a tie.</div>
Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-72879000740199259982019-10-26T12:51:00.002+10:302019-10-27T09:08:40.989+10:30Travelling to Tomakin - 11/10/19We eventually headed off at about 1115. First we had to get a decent picture of us with Kate<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us with Kate and Billy (the girl dog) </td></tr>
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Vic had told us about a scary road they took once and suggested that we do not go via Captains Flat and on that road, but we were interested to see how "hick" Captains Flat really was and pretty interested in the scary road too, so we headed that way.<br />
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We actually had a couple of "scary roads" which were marked "not suitable for caravans" but the worst of them was probably the bit heading in to Araluen from Majors Creek.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">terrific views from Clarkes Lookout</td></tr>
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It was a really lovely drive.<br />
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We spotted this cute little place as we headed out of Araluen again- cubby maybe?<br />
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It was a really lovely drive , and on the section from Araluen on to Moyura we passed along the Mogo National Park and Deua National Park -If we hadn't been booked in for the night we would definitely have stayed at the Sandy Creek campground - which allowed us some good enjoyment anyway as we chose to cross the water crossing and have a look at the lovely campsites along the Deua river on the opposite side of the creek as well as the ones on the road side.<br />
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Lots of nice camps here - some with fireplaces and one toilet block on the side closest to the entrance. There is very little info on the web regarding these campgrounds, but...<br />
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<b> Bakers Flat</b> is incredibly pretty. It has a parking spot for vehicles and then you need to carry in to grassy tent spots close to the river (30-200m). There's one spot just up near the carpark which you could probably use with vehicle camping.<br />
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<b>Deua river </b>campground is set up above the river (a bit hard to get down to it) and seemed to have space for about 6 spots. All are in a fairly open area within sight of each other. This is where we had our morning tea. There is a toilet here and a couple of picnic tables and campfire spots.<br />
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The winner for us was <b>Sandy Creek</b> by a mile. Only a short distance further down the road towards Moruya from Bakers Flat and 4WD only. At least a dozen (probably more) spots in separated areas. Some across a little water crossing. Steep hill requiring clearance to get down to the creek and camping areas. A long way to the loo if you take one of the distant spots. right by the river and able to find grassy / flat spot for swags or small tent. Some big enough for a camper trailer etc.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last spot on other side of river - river behind and on side</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lovely spots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">track in fairly dry weather - so it would be nasty when wet. This was not a steep section. </td></tr>
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The map below (photographed from one of the info boards) is the best I can do to show their locations.<br />
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We arrived at Tomakin (Moorings Resort) at 3.30pm, and checked in, but I went back a little later to borrow a jigsaw. Who should I meet heading to reception as well but Lyn Beaumont (The past Principal of Richmond PS where our boys went, and also past members of same parish and parents of some of our favourite youth kids ever) !! He and Wendy are staying for most of the week too, so that will be good.<br />
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The unit is pretty basic but adequate (especially when compared to camping) , but downstairs, so no need to walk up each time. There is a river outside the front door but it is screened by trees. Ducks and parrots walk and fly past. No wifi in rooms and you can pay for some, but it's only available in the reception area, so not much point.<br />
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I tried to buy an extra block from Belong - and so started a saga which is not worth relating. Suffice to say that a few days later I had my data after a number of contacts.<br />
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I started the jigsaw and we had the edges pretty much done by the end of today (just a few pieces that had missed the check in the first couple of times, so we are leaving it to find them as we go through the rest of the puzzle. 1000 pieces is too many to check through again.<br />
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<br />Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-1895368004836961752019-10-26T10:52:00.000+10:302019-10-26T10:52:03.603+10:30Kate's birthday 10/10/19 (14!!)Today was Kate's birthday.<br />
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Andrew and Vic went to work and we spent the day lazing around with Kate.<br />
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We did crosswords, read a lot and sat around chatting and playing cards (unsuccessfully trying to remember how to play gin rummy and then successfully teaching her to play Rickety Kate.<br />
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We had a late birthday feast with caramel cake (very sweet)<br />
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She loves this fluro zip up fleece (yes - safety gear) which she has stolen from Andrew and it sure comes in handy when the wind is whipping through the place (brrrr)Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-19067629966275777112019-10-26T10:30:00.000+10:302019-10-26T10:30:05.900+10:30A lazy day at Worra Worra 9/10/19We had a good sleep in at Worra Worra (their new rooster is nowhere near as noisy as the old one was) and then spent the day mooching around the place with Kate and Andrew. We had tossed around the idea of going in to the Floriade, but decided against it.<br />
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After an egg (home grown) and toast breakfast we headed up the hill in the ute initially, and then on foot, to the rock feature which sits pretty much on the ridge of the hill. The property does go down the other side too, but it is much thicker bush and it was already a fairly snaky day, so we kept to the clearer areas and perched ourselves up there for a while to admire the views and the scribbly gums. one lizard poked his head out briefly before hiding away again. I can't believe I didn't take any photos!<br />
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Trev and Andrew talked through some possible track locations if Andrew decides to extend the current track. Kate and I enjoyed the rocks and chatted.<br />
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In the afternoon Andrew did some computer work, and Kate made her way through most of her maths homework (Tesselations) while Trevor and I caught up with some reading.<br />
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The evening was taken up with a trip into the city to Endangered Heritage where they had their "end of Financial year" staff function attended by staff , contractors and family members. We met Elaine (librarian of rare books) and Gary (photographer) and chatted for a while to Emma (queen of puns) who is the general lab assistant at the moment.<br />
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<br />Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-49661286298353544992019-10-26T08:23:00.002+10:302019-10-26T08:23:16.271+10:30more catch up with friends before an arrival at Worra Worra 8/10/19After a lazy morning of eggs and bacon and more chinwagging we tore ourselves away from the Abbertons (point 1 on map) and headed for the botanical gardens where the cafe "Pollen" was our destination. (point 2 on map)<br />
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We met Sue Brown there (she works nearby) and John was soon along too.<br />
The place was pretty busy, but the food was good and it was sheltered from the weather pretty well (which was a good thing as the weather became steadily worse through the time we were there) .<br />
We had an hour and a half of catch up before John was looking exhausted and Sue had to go back to work. Now they are living back in Oz again it might be easier to catch up (but we do regret that we never managed to fit South America into the travel plans while they were there).<br />
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As we left the cafe the hail started and we go dumped on as we ran (Trev hobbled) down to the bottom car park where our car was located, It didn't last for long, so we were able to make it out to the Endangered Heritage shop (where brother Andrew was working) OK. (point 3 on map)<br />
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We had a good look at the current projects in the shop for conservation (some ugly, some beautiful) and a chit chat with him and some of the other EH employees, before heading out to Worra Worra where Andrew, Vic and Kate live. The name Worra Worra is a reference to what Tigger said in "The house at Pooh Corner" , and that makes sense since the place is on 100 acres (most of which is a wooded hill)... hence it is very nearly a "Hundred Acre Wood" as in the same book. (point 4 on map)<br />
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This was Trevor's first visit and my second one to Worra Worra , and once again the "shed converted to housing" out the back was our home. I dragged in the swag (much to Vic's disgust) so that we would have separate sleeping spots which made for some really good sleeps while we were there.<br />
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Of course it was wonderful to see them all again. Vic and Kate gave us a guided tour of the garden, sheds and house and then Andrew came home. The swales are working well on their side paddock and seem to be moistening up the soil and keeping the many fruit trees that they have planted going so far. They have a young man called Dan staying with them at the moment and assisting with some jobs around the place in return for food and lodging. <br />
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<br />Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-91245865172996114782019-10-21T17:22:00.001+10:302019-10-21T17:22:08.601+10:30Beechworth to Canberra 7/10/19We left just after Ten am and headed towards Canberra along the Hume highway. <br />
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After one last breakfast at the George Kerferd, (this time a little more relaxed) We climbed back up the hills from Beechworth to Albury/Wodonga.<br />
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We had lunch at Gundagai (a soggy pulled pork burger) for horrendous price of $14 each sitting by the river , and a cuppa from the thermos.<br />
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The map included what the commentary team called a "blackberry maze" and 'mountain bike track puzzle"<br />
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As you would expect for a middle distance event, there were some quick decisions to be made, and some tricky controls amongst the rocks too. Apologies for the quality of the map photo. I went terribly wrong from control 6 and you can see the unnecessary loop on the right hand side of my track showing all the extra effort that I went to in the wrong direction when I crossed the wrong creek junction. Apart from this I did well on the course, but I had wasted too much time and came in 22nd of 28 starters (my worst result)<br />
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Dinner tonight was at the Commercial Hotel with the remaining South Aussies - Bob, Karen, David George (now recovered from the lurgy that kept him away from the SA get together in Wagga Wagga), Al, Zita, Kiana, Clive, Marion, Trevor and Erica. </div>
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We had a quiz to do on the way, which helped to take our mind off of the long walk, but it was really humid, so we were all wringing with perspiration by the time we made it to the start.<br />
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The promotion of this event as "one of the best areas in Australia (or maybe the world) for orienteering" had really spooked me and I was convinced that I would run badly. Warren Key was also the course setter - and I knew he would have done an amazing job (also scary) with many traps laid to get caught in. Because of this , I had chosen to do the W55AS (short) course today (the only time for the carnival)<br />
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I was surprised to find myself at number 4 with no real errors (just a bit messy at times) , but then had to make a route choice and commit to it. All courses had a long route choice across this section of the map , with slight variations in the actual control sites used. I deliberated briefly, then decided to go down and across the gully and try to pick up the mountain bike tracks shown on the map and allow the creek to lead me in to my control. This turned out to be a decision for some very hard work, and by the time I was trying to make my way between cliffs on the other side of the gully I was regretting the choice, but committed. I figured all I could do at that stage was execute the plan as cleanly as possible.<br />
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I managed to do this , and then to find all but number 8 pretty cleanly (I wasn't far enough up the creek there) and turned for the finish from 8 feeling very tired and glad that I was running a short rather than my usual long selection.<br />
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When I made it back to the finish the results were not working and I wasnt too worried, being well aware of my lousy route choice from 4-5.<br />
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Trevor had a late start (last start for all the entered runners) so I knew it would be a while before he made it back to the finish. He was only just starting as I was finishing.<br />
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When he came it , it wasn't too long to wait to know that he had come third in this Oceania champs event (his best effort so far) , and as he walked up form the finish to check his results he also found my name at the top of the list! Despite all, I had managed to win my course today!!<br />
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Not many stayed around for the presentations (everyone is getting a bit tired by this stage of the carnival) but we took each other's photo on the podium and patted each other on the back.<br />
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We headed back to the loony bin for much needed showers and out to see Julie (my old workmate)<br />
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Dinner was with Maurice and Kirsten that night , along with Al, Zita and Kiana. So we had a bit of a chance to catch up with them as well. Since they live in ACT and we live in Adelaide, the champs is often a good opportunity to play catch up with those two. It was good to hear about the "almost renovated" house and exciting new job opportunities. The bangers and mash was as good as recommended by Julie, but we happily shared only one serve after our afternoon feasting.<br />
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The house has been a very nice respite and , although about $50/ night more expensive than the motel room, gave us the ability to sleep better, wash, and spread out in comfort, plus cook for ourselves if we wanted to. All of these are worth a lot and reduce the stress levels, which is valuable when in the middle of a championship. </div>
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By the time we got to Beechworth the weather was markedly different and it was threatening to rain. We took a side road around the lake (Lake Sambell?) and stopped to have a cuppa before heading on to our accomodation. As we checked in to our hotel (the old nurses quarters from the Mayday Hills mental institution)the rain started </div>
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The George Kerferd hotel now incorporates these "Linakre Quarters" and also another hotel building with restaurant, breakfast facilities and conference facilities, where we went for breakfast each morning before heading off to our events. The area is on a hill overlooking the town, (drive up the hill past the Beechworth bakery and just keep on going) and has stands of lovely old trees and huge numbers of Rhodedendrons. It might as well be a botanical gardens. </div>
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I was dreading that the rooms might be really basic and terrible, because it was cheap, but they were lovely. Very comfortable. We had two adjoining rooms with a bathroom shared between us and tea and coffee facilities. Breakfast was provided after a short walk down the hill to the restaurant. </div>
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Trevor and I attended a meeting about Maprun which Peter Effeney (the developer) was holding , to try to see if it could maybe be used for training in SA with the darts. The jury is still out, but it keeps on developing and becoming more likely as time goes on I think. I took lots of notes and will think more about it as time goes on. This means that you GPS the coordinates of the controls and a mobile phone with GPS location (but not necessarily a sim card) is used to register that you actually got to each control. You can then compare your run to others who have completed the same course. </div>
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I got in touch with Julie Bent (an old workmate who moved a couple of years ago) , and we set up to catch up the following day at her place after our event. </div>
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She recommended that we visit the Brewery and Pizzeria , which we duly did, snagging the end of a table (as long as we ate quickly enough to be finished by 7pm) , and trying their brewed shiraz - which was bubbly and a bit coffee tasting. I didn't mind it, but Trevor disliked it. We didn't buy any to take home with us. </div>
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The place is quite quirky and worth a visit if you are ever in Beechworth.<br />
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We ran back to our car in the pouring rain, and headed around to the local caravan park by the lake, where we visited for a while with Al and Zita, who had made their way back to Beechworth , having picked up Kiana in Melbourne at the airport.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-10859776918701294932019-10-14T16:13:00.001+10:302019-10-14T16:13:59.945+10:30Schools Relay and Day 3 of the Riverina Run (public courses) 3/10/19This event was held on a map called Pomingalarna , which is a reserve just out of Wagga Wagga. It is a very popular place for mountain bikes and you could tell by the complex tracks in some places.<br />
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The kids ran first (which is the way it should be) , with all the SA team running in SA teams except for Mitchell Stephens, who ran in a composite. They all ran consistently and no mispunches in the whole state, We didn't have a winning team, but they were all in the top four . One of the highlights of the day was Lucy Burley , who ran up with the George girls to make up a senior team, despite her lack of experience. She really stepped up and ran a solid race to bring them into fourth place. The whole team streamed in behind her when she finished in a show of their support, which was really heart warming and typical of how this team have been with the guidance of Bridget, Simon and Olivia.<br />
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The relays are also the day when everyone goes all out to get dressed up . Bridget was wearing a Tutu, and Simon had lipstick on (as did most of the team). We took a great photo of team, leaders and all available parents after the presentations which said it all really. Mitch Morcom had sprained an ankle badly on the first day, but had been very much a part of the team, despite no further runs. Tom Weihart had been included despite coming from overseas and being virtually unknown before joining them just before the carnival. The team has great depth and is really developing into a solid unit- which looks great for the future of orienteering in SA.<br />
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Trevor and I once again did the shortest , hard course , which was, again, plenty hard enough, especially since we both went wrong on control 6 and had to manage lots of climb on what was a very hot day. </div>
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This finishes off the official School competition, and for the first time ever we actually attended the schools presentations night. It was a bit long winded doing all the presentations, but we were so proud of our kids, and really happy to watch it and celebrate the end of a great week with them. SA team came 2nd overall!!!</div>
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<br />Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-22235484353313975372019-10-14T15:50:00.000+10:302019-10-14T15:50:00.991+10:30Schools Individual event The Schools individuals were held on a map called Connorton , which is just a short way out of Wagga Wagga..<br />
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This is the 2014 version of the map, but it hasn't changed much at all. It was long and tough, with some areas which were very hard to read due to the many rocks mapped in there.<br />
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The kids did pretty well - interestingly non of the NZ runners came in the top three this day, which was very unusual. <br />
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Once we went out on our courses and saw how very difficult it was, we realised how well the kids had really done, as they were much faster than most of the adults and didn't have anywhere near as many stuff ups as we did.<br />
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Trevor and I were glad that we had both chosen the shortest hard course on offer to do in the afternoon, after the kids were finished, as it was plenty hard enough. We just wanted to go home and drop .<br />
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I wasted 30 minutes on the first control and then a good amount of time too at the end of the course in the erosion gullies just south of the dam (having missed the track I was relying on finding as I crossed it) .<br />
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A very forgettable effort.<br />
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One of my lasting memories of the day will be the tiny joey running around this way and that among the rocks and panicking as the orienteers came close to it. I wonder if his mother ever found him????<br />
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It was very good to have a hot shower and a comfy bed to crash into this night after home cooked spag bog and some nice red wine. Pity about the burn on my finger from the pasta pot!!<br />
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We need more practice in this sort of terrain with the tricky rocks and some poor visibility.<br />
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<br />Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-27244049339213962802019-10-01T17:25:00.000+09:302019-10-14T15:23:23.536+10:30Schools sprints in Wagga WaggaThe schools sprints were in Wagga Wagga, so we needed to check out from Cootamundra and<span style="text-align: center;"> make it to the city for the event. </span><br />
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We arrived after many of the kids had already done their sprint. but in plenty of time to see the presentations and do our own events (which we could not do until at least midday)<br />
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Two members of the schools team made the podium (Dante and Toby) - which was great to see.<br />
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It was a complex course in an interesting but small school with a map flip in the middle.<br />
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The scale was larger than usual (1:2000) which threw some competitors (including Trevor) .<br />
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Then we headed out to have dinner with the other SA contingent who wanted to (or were well enough) at the local club, 35 odd people turned up and a good conversation was had by all. A great thing to do in the middle of a carnival interstate.<br />
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<br />Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-62534737773777387992019-09-30T17:28:00.000+09:302019-09-30T17:28:12.242+09:30Rest day in Cootamundra 30/9/19We took the opportunity to have a much needed rest day today since we were not running in the relays.<br />
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This involved a long sleep in (to make up for poor sleep overnight) and breakfast at lunch time.<br />
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We sat around in our motel room, watching the "live" Utube channel of the relays.(which wasn't very live and wasn't very satisfactory) but was better than nothing. <br />
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We were glad not to be out there trying to find a hidden control in rock with a camera watching us.<br />
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Once we had given up on the relays we went out to have a look at the "Cricket Captains walk" with busts of past captains.<br />
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Then we headed out to Migurra Reserve - which is a reserve of Grey box and ironbark. This was a dry area with no orchids (rats) to be found. Very crunchy underfoot.<br />
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It will be an early night tonight before we pack up and head into Wagga for the event tomorrow.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-83759158040733592452019-09-29T17:44:00.002+09:302019-10-01T16:35:28.930+09:30Oceania Long near CootamundraToday we headed out to the local countryside for the long distance event.<br />
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Trevor already had a painful achilles and we had not slept so well, so it was not a good start.<br />
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The drive took longer than expected so we arrived with no time to spare for such things as toilet stops. There was a long walk uphill and less than 15 minutes to do it in by the time we made it to the arena! I ended up 15th of 29 today.<br />
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I made the start (just) and was pretty happy with a longish hard run (with lots of walking).<br />
Trevor started much later and performed credibly given his handicap for the day. He ended up 5th of 15.<br />
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The presentations for today and yesterday took ages, but we stayed till the end to celebrate Simon's stunning victory.<br />
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On the way out of the event we followed behind other vehicles (as you do) until we realised that we had all actually taken the wrong track inside the private property!<br />
we all had to do a U turn to get back to the correct way out.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-16494906867240821932019-09-29T17:37:00.001+09:302019-09-30T14:45:03.426+09:30Sprints at Charles Sturt UniversityWe made it to the Sprints with time to spare . The only really interesting thing on the way there from Culcairn was the big black sign with yellow writing exhorting us to "Obey your stomach" as we came through <u>Uranquinty.</u><br />
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We had to park down at the bottom of the university and walk up around the buildings and in at the top to try to save us from seeing too many of the controls.<br />
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The assembly area was a quadrangle with paths and grass, surrounded by the buildings. The start entry was on one side of the quadrangle and we were filtered around a building so that the starts were not visible to the watchers. It was quite difficult to find the start triangle when we picked up our map.<br />
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The courses were complex (as expected) with the longer ones heading out into the hill and rock area in the middle. I was glad not to have to manage the mind shift of that on my course.<br />
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Then on to Cootamundra, where we checked in to our basic motel room,. had a much needed shower and then headed out to tea with Al and Zita at the local ex-servicemens club<br />
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Trevor is hobbling due to an achilles injury and we took it easy walking to the club because of it. We hope it will get better overnight.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-57314395332138319872019-09-27T19:20:00.000+09:302019-09-27T19:43:30.992+09:30Getting to Wagga WaggaWe are heading for the Australian Championships and Oceania championships at the moment and are due to commence competing tomorrow afternoon.<br />
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We left home on Wednesday morning (just) so this is a summary of our travel between now and then.<br />
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Tailem Bend for pasties for lunch and a cuppa while we admired the very pretty gazania weeds.<br />
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Visited Barry Diment in Bordertown (hostel) before heading on over to Serviceton to celebrate birthday tea for Trevor's cousin Judith Carter. After a delightful dinner we headed down the road to Andrea's new place, where we used her spare room for the night.<br />
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Thursday 26th we had a quick toast breakfast before heading back to the farm for a cuppa with Judith and more catchup. We had to be gone by 1030 though to get to Shepparton by the evening.<br />
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Lunch at Warracknabeal,<br />
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Made it to Jon and Nina's place in Shepparton just before 5, in time for an early tea before we went out on a night walk to spot some interesting animals. Saw sugar glider, possums, tawny frogmouth and a duck in a hollow of a tree (looking down on us). We learnt that if you hold your flashlight at eye level and shine it from there you will see the eyes reflecting back on you and spot the animals much easier. Use a red light so as not to scare them away once you spot them.<br />
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Back to a long night of catch up with Jon and Nina before finally drifting off to bed. This included making friends with "Beardy" who is one of their pets. He feels beautiful and likes to tickle your neck as he tries to burrow under hair at the back of your neck, and have his head stroked.<br />
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Friday 27th was a public holiday in Victoria . We enjoyed bacon and egg breakfast and then a walk around the Shepparton lake (including a short "across the river" diversion)<br />
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before a cold rock icecream each<br />
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and one more cuppa with Nina and Jon before we headed off on our way.<br />
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We decided to book a motel room, avoid the cold night and enjoy a good sleep (hopefully) at Culcairn Motel before we start competing tomorrow, and took the back roads there via Lake Mulwala (where we ate our very late lunch as the paddle steamer passed by)<br />
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,and places with funny names like "Howlong", "Burrumbuttock" and "Walla Walla" while enjoying the stunning vibrant yellow of the canola crops<br />
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Finally we arrived at our Motel and have settled in for a quiet night. It will be good not to have to drive so far in the next few days.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-46371518974323945732019-09-24T18:53:00.001+09:302019-09-24T18:53:40.042+09:30Hermitage Walk<br />
Another lovely walk today with Four Seasons. Our shoes were wet from wet grass, but it didn't rain and the 12 who came along were treated to some amazing orchids, views and company, not to mention the outstanding afternoon tea compliments of Craig and Bev.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bev brought us to a patch of Purple Cockatoos what was incredible. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How has this ruin stayed together so well for so long?. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took a quick detour through one of the nearby gardens and enjoyed finding this old bell. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unusual fencing for the veggie patch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These red tips of new growth next to Bev and Craig's driveway were beautiful. </td></tr>
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For those who were not able to be there , I hope that this gives you a little glimpse of the pleasures of the day.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-61746125450512849282019-09-18T14:02:00.002+09:302019-09-18T14:08:53.117+09:30Walking Mount Gawler 17/9/19 Seven enthusiastic walkers met by Gate 14 on Bagshaw Rd at Kersbrook to walk in the Mount Gawler area and were ably led by Craig and Bev.<br />
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It was a cool morning, but already showing signs of being a lovely sunny day - perfect for a stroll.<br />
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This area was extensively burned in the Samson Flat bushfire , four and a half years ago, and is showing all the thick regrowth that you would expect. it is probably the first season that the young wattles are flowering and we were in for treat.<br />
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At times it was hard to see into the scrub on the side of the track due to the thick flowering plants.<br />
It didn't take too many hills before we thought we might stop and remove a layer or two.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we saw a number of different orchids on the walk.. This pair of white ones was on the side of the track just near our morning tea spot. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">as we crested one hill we were met with this delightful sight. Green and gold! (and in the background the newly felled areas still a raw brown area) </td></tr>
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How many of you know that lovely little song about the little donkey??<br />
I had to look up the words. The first verse goes like this-:<br />
<pre class="lyric-body wselect-cnt" data-lang="en" dir="ltr" id="lyric-body-text" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; cursor: alias !important; font-family: "Droid Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 9.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">"Little donkey, <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/little" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">little</a> donkey on the <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/dusty" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">dusty</a> road
Got to keep on <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/plodding" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">plodding</a> onwards with your <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/precious" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">precious</a> load
Been a long time, <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/little" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">little</a> donkey, <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/through" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">through</a> the <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/winters" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">winters</a> night
don't give up now, <a href="https://www.definitions.net/definition/little" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">little</a> donkey,
Bethlehems in sight"</pre>
<pre class="lyric-body wselect-cnt" data-lang="en" dir="ltr" id="lyric-body-text" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; cursor: alias !important; font-family: "Droid Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding: 9.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">..... Well, the first couple of lines seemed to fit OK on the day. They were going round and round in my head as we strolled along . I figured my lunch was a precious load that I was carrying....</pre>
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As I watched Bob in quiet reflection at our lunch spot I realised what he reminded me of<br />
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Despite the cool breeze we sat outside and took the chance to inspect some of their functional artwork. This is used for a fire in the colder weather and is really very creatively styled.<br />
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Another great way to spend a good portion of our day with interesting people in a beautiful spot.<br />
Thanks Craig and Bev<br />
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<br />Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-40251503280330565502019-08-28T12:27:00.003+09:302019-10-26T10:36:35.971+10:30Walking in Para Wirra, Mack Creek and Forestry land. 27/8/19We had a lovely walk (some on tracks and some not) today. Twelve of us were keen for a bit of a stroll and, thanks to Doug, we had a lovely few hours.<br />
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We were blessed with no rain and not much wind, so it was very comfortable walking weather.<br />
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We saw quite a few orchid flowers, lots of leaves with no flowers, and a few others as well so we know where to look in the future.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bluebeard - we saw lots of these little beauties today</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The donkeys are starting to come out </td></tr>
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After waiting for the vital late arrival of Vicki (with cake) we started out through the native forest with some felled pines , making our own track for a good bit of this portion of the walk.</div>
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Lunch was at the Devils Nose Car Park area, before a walk first down into the creek-line , and then across the road into the Lady Alice Goldfields area briefly before taking the first track up beside a creek to the Humbug Scrub road and the little dirt car park on the other side, </div>
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Then we were treated to some really lovely creek-side walking (complete with running water) on our way back to the cars. </div>
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Another well spent few hours with good people. Thanks Doug.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803514205426095461.post-23951019994976741542019-08-02T21:13:00.002+09:302019-08-02T21:13:44.963+09:308/7/19 - last morning in DubrovnikOn our last part day in Dubrovnik we decided not to go back into the old city.<br />
We were pushing to be ready to leave by 1000, and had negotiated that we could leave our bags behind and pick them up later (rather than lugging them around the place in the heat) .<br />
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We headed off to the Red History Museum to have a look as it had been highly recommended. From the cheery welcome and explanation to the very end, this was an interesting and positive experience.<br />
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It was probably so good for us because we had spent our time in the previous two weeks travelling through the former Yugoslavia, and hearing all the stories. So this museum that showed what it was like to live in the former Soviet Yugoslavia was the final piece of the puzzle being slid into place.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the stats for 1948 in Croatia from the Census. Because of this poor state of affairs the people accepted Communism as a way to forge a new future. Unfortunately the photo is hard to read. <br />
71.4% of men and 61% of women had no education past primary school.<br />
15.6 % of the population were illiterate<br />
In Dalmatia there were 11000 people per doctor - only 450/ doctor in Zagreb<br />
Life expectancy 48 years (men) and 53 years (women)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remembered all the reasons why I hate playing chess - Trev looks happy for a reason.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the best explanations of why the Soviet Yugoslavia failed.</td></tr>
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By the time we finished browsing this museum we were on a tight timeline for the bus.<br />
We decided to have lunch at the local cafe (Provo) near our lodgings one last time, and while we waited for them to take way too long to deliver our order I went up the hill one last time to retrieve our bags. Mato kindly assisted me to bring them down the hill to the cafe, where they sat while we ate our lunch hurriedly.<br />
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The rapid walk to the bus station had us drenched in sweat again. We arrived in plenty of time as it turned out, and had to wait for our bus to arrive (about 5min before it was due to leave)<br />
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The trip to the airport is quite long, so it takes about half an hour to get there.<br />
We arrived in plenty of time for our flight. due to the fact that we had a choice of a bus at 1440 or one at 1555 which was going to be unworkable to get there 2 hours before our booked 1755 flight.<br />
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As it turned out, our flight on Croatia Airlines was delayed, and we had plenty of time to use the last of our Croatian cash to drink wine and relax. This was quite a large airport with very little happening.<br />
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And so , we said goodbye to Croatia and headed for Germany on the first leg of our long trip home.Irachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16751649668124225696noreply@blogger.com0