I’ve been asked some questions about a recent change to nova that I am responsible for, and I thought it would be easier to address those in this format than trying to explain what’s happening in IRC. That way whenever someone compliments me on possibly the longest unit test name ever written, I can point…
First trail run
So, now I trail run apparently. This was a test run for a hydration vest (thanks Steven Hanley for the loaner!). It was fun, but running up hills is evil.
Camp Cottermouth
I spent the weekend at a Scout camp at Camp Cottermouth. The light on the hills here in the mornings is magic.
Exploring for a navex
I feel like I need more detailed maps of Mount Stranger than I currently have in order to layout a possible navex. I there spent a little time this afternoon wandering down the fire trail to mark all the gates in the fence. I need to do a little more of this before its ready…
On running
I’ve been running for a little while now, but I don’t mention it here much. I think I mostly don’t mention it because I normally just post photos here, and I don’t tend to stop and take happy snaps on my runs. The runs started off pretty modest — initially I struggled with shin splints…
CBC Navigation Course
So today was the day long map and compass class with the Canberra Bushwalking Club. I liked this walk a lot. It was a good length at about 15km, and included a few things I’d wanted to do for a while like wander around McQuoids Hill and the northern crest of Urambi hills. Some nice…
Lost and alone in the dark
I’ve been doing the Canberra Bush Walking Club navigation course for the last couple of weeks, and last night’s exercise was a night time dead reckoning navigation session. The course is really good by the way and I’ve been enjoying it a lot. It should be pointed out that I also wasn’t lost, or alone,…
Walk to the Southern Most Point
I’ve just realized that I didn’t post any pics of my walk to the most southern point of the ACT. The CBC had a planned walk to the southern most point on the ACT border and I was immediately intrigued. So, I took a day off work and gave it a go. It was well…
Pen making with my eldest son, or how to win at the $20 boss
Andrew, my eldest son, was enrolled in a competition recently by his school. The competition is called the $20 boss, and is run by the National Australia Bank, which is one of the largest banks around here. The basic idea is that the bank loans each of the students $20, with which they start a…
The Crossroad
Written by a Victoria Cross recipient, this is the true story of a messed up kid who made something of himself. Mark’s dad died of cancer when he was young, and his mum was murdered. Mark then went through a period of being a burden on society, breaking windows for fun and generally being a…