Sunday saw Ali and the girls attend an Inverness Orienteering Club kids coaching session at Carse, while Lesley worked on a VSO report. It was the first time Freda and Edie had orienteered in a proper forest with proper maps - previous experience has been limited to running round the Simao Teachers' College campus (see www.leafgovso.co.uk/orienteering.htm ). There were quite a few folk there, including children of friends in Inverness, and we all had a great time on a fun "Yellow" course, practising electronic punching and fitting the map to the ground, all in a stress-free non-competitive environment. In 2 weeks time we might be doing the real thing at a local event close by.
Map and electronic punching 'brick'.
Edie orientating her map before setting off to the next flag from a knoll control.
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