Training Log Archive: rockman

from Mineral Museum to Art Gallery and return.

The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is a world-class collection of mineral specimens, which started as the private collection of Warren Somerville more than 60 years ago. Knowing how much effort time and frustration can go into getting one good geological specimen, to see a collection of thousands of superlative specimens is a treat and a pleasure.
somervillecollection.com.au

After the fantastic minerals and fossils the Art Fair at the Gallery was very ho-hum - nothing that I wanted to have hanging at home, compared to so much.

C • But 1

worried I might miss my start so had to hurry - didn't really help my preparation for start, and may have contributed to messing up first 2 controls ultra-big time

Aus Long Course 17 (M65AS) nom distance 2.0km at Tambaroora, Hill End

major errors on first 2 controls 34min & 30min - into gold mining detail without being absolutely certain where I was starting from, and paid penalty as I tried to make the area around me fit with what I could see on the map. In both cases finally recovered by getting right out of mining detail, relocating properly, and then navigating around edge of mining to control - the sort of thing I had planned to do initially, but executed without any care.

First two controls were made worse because I could hear the 1min beeps on the start clock until after I left #2 - at least 65 of them!

Rest of course went well, carefully planned and executed, with almost no time lost - but didn't make up for 50min lost on first 2.

Ended up 2nd finisher in class - one other finisher, 1 DNF, and 1 DNS, so take home a placing - made sure I waved the crutches in salute at presentation!

tinytoes 3rd, in same oresentatation group, so hugged at cenrte stage.

Routegadget the tale of woe

C • Control 1 2

Aus Long Course 17 - Splits

LIDAR presentations at CSU - well attended and good range of topics/presenters. As second last on the program was glad I structured my presentation as "what we are doing in NSW' rather than more technical (no images of planes flying, laser reflections, or vegetation profiles) Also gave a good pl;uig/lead-in for Spatial Services - the free availability of LIDAR and other spatial data in NSW is best in Australia - a few from other states sounded either envious or frustrated.

EOD Moderate course (nom 2,2km) at All Saints College - no EOD Hard maps left

Bathurst 3Day - Day2 Sprint C8 M3 MenH WomenG EODM - Splits

touristy stroll around Bathurst city centre