Tag:Navshield

NAVSHIELD – DAY 03 16 July 2023 After a good night sleep, it was time to go. I caught up with the Hills RAFT team which was doing the two-day event: they wisely spent the night at camp! We were soon on the road via Mudgee for a change of scenery!

NAVSHIELD – DAY 02 15 July 2023 I was up early and went in search of coffee and food – readily available at the Salvos catering area! Kevin did not emerge for another hour… We were soon attending the opening ceremony and the briefing! Excitement was in the air! Finally 09:00 arrived and we set out on our journey of hill climbing and descents! We found the first two controls easily although the second one required some climbing! Then we […]

NAVSHIELD – DAY 01 14 July 2023 It was with trepidation that Team Blueys set out to Goulburn River National Park for the 2023 Navshield. After three hours on the road we arrived at the specified grid reference and set up tents, table, chairs and fire pit. The list of control points was available at 18:00. We plotted the points and after some discussion decided upon a route. Dinner and bed followed! Last year I was so cold that I […]