Boboyan Divide O Event

Andy volunteered to set an orienteering event at Boboyan Divide - an area located in the most southern part of Namadgi National Park bordering on NSW. Doing my duty and keeping things simple, I offered to organise.

Andy and Tony (controller) went up Saturday morning in order to put out all the controls. I did the car packing and netball run with the girls before driving up to join the boys arriving mid afternoon.

The girls and I were responsible for putting our signs; setting up the arena (tents and finish chute); putting up start and then putting up our own tents! It was a busy afternoon and while the sun was out it was really lovely.

We cooked a simple pasta dinner as the sun was disappearing. By the time we had finished eating it was freezing! We didn't last long before retreating into the tent to seek warmth from our sleeping bags.

The overnight temperature dropped below zero! It was very cold! Frost covered our tent and the grass outside. It looked beautiful in the soft light of the sun rising. We were up early having to finish a few jobs including taping and waking up controls as well as adding the final touches.

As for the event, it ran very smoothly. A few normal computer hiccups but Bill and Bob M came to our rescue. Andy received lots of positive comments regarding his course design however many found the terrain tough especially the older folk.

Pack up was relatively quick and we were on the road heading home by 3.30pm. A tiring weekend all up.