Nevermind the weather though! The psych was still high for some orienteering, despite the wind and the rain! As is often the case, the thought of getting out in bad weather is always much worse than once you’re actually outside. I had my work work cut out today though, convincing a group of students that it would be fun to leave the warm, dry mini bus and go chasing around with maps amidst a storm. All credit to them though, as they went all out, sprinting around the course that I set. We all agreed that we’d had a great time – although some of the markers were tricky to get to as the lake was covering some of the pathways!…

By mid afternoon, we were all soaked to the pants, but warm at least and pleased with our efforts. A Met office weather warning was given during the morning, so we were called back to base early, which was a sensible precaution as it got windier and windier! Just before we left, we came across these funky little guys! No sign of any pixies though…