The Scottish 6 Days an excellent choice for my first experience orienteering overseas. I had a great time!

The organization was top notch. Everything went so smoothly, or at least appeared to be going smoothly, and that is all that counts sometimes. Everyone was so friendly and helpful, not that I expected otherwise…

The variety of maps was great with no chance to get bored at tackling the same terrain every day.

I loved the waterproof map paper with no map case.

The wide colored tape to mark the way to the different starts was very easy to see and follow.

Even though Roger doesn’t orienteer, he enjoyed the opportunity to interact and observe the competitors and other spectators. Staying at a self-catering lodge was the right choice for us. Roger cooked at home three nights, and Sandy had leftovers two other evenings. Roger’s driving improved as the week went on, though he never did master getting into the car on the right side.

Many thanks to Sandy for her company, as well as her excellent navigational skills (both in direction and presentation). I am pretty sure that Roger and I would have had many tense moments if I had been in charge of getting him places. Sandy also tried to impart some important parts of the meet notes into my brain each day. It didn’t always work, but I did stay out of the explosives area at least.

Having a selection of vendors with a large selection of apparel was a bit problematic since I bought, um, five pairs of new pants. And, I am thinking about purchasing a custom shirt from Trimtex in the near future.

It was great to meet Nermin Fenmen (Turkey) in person. Nermin was also running W50L, and she had contacted me with questions about the USOF rankings program. I talked to her quite a bit before the start one day, and saw her out in the woods a few times. Unfortunately, the times I saw her in the woods are the days I was going in the wrong direction.

I enjoyed staying at the Logierait Pine Lodges despite the lack of internet. It gave me the opportunity to talk to several other orienteering families, and I saw some of the women at the meet on other days as well.

More pictures available here.