Saturday, 8 November 2014

Orienteering at Trosley Country Park 17 June 2014

Our President, Judy Lyons with two WI members, Judith Ottley and Sally Seboa took part in an Orienteering Day and Judy wrote 'It was with some fear and trepidation, I am some what over weight and very unfit, that I agreed to join Judith and Sally for an afternoon of orienteering.  To be honest I knew very little about the sport apart from it involving a map and compass but hey that's what the WI is all about, trying new things!

The weather was kind to us in that it was not too hot as we set off for Vigo Country Park.  After a coffee, no cake we were being good, we joined a large group of WI ladies from all over West Kent.  We each received a map and the dreaded compass.  After some lengthy instruction we were split into groups with an instructor for a dummy run, not literally!

Our instructor allowed each of us to lead the group in turn.  There was much debate at each marker, we all had different ideas about the direction in which we were to go.  After much hilarity we made it to base and then horror of horrors we had to do a different course with different instructions in pairs!

After much discussion and turning the map in every way possible, I can proudly announce my partner and I completed the course albeit some what behind the majority of the group!

I confess I was puffed but I had great fun with a great group of ladies'