On Saturday 20^th June 2009 the West Anglian Orienteering Club SMILE invited us to an orienteering trial session in Milton Country Park

10 Guides met in the car park at 10.30am and we went to register for the event.

We split into three group, two groups of four Guides who’s parents had said they could go around the park without an adult and the rest stayed with Alison.

After registration and a quick lesson we set of at 2 minute intervals (waiting for the beep)on the Orange course. All three groups managed to complete this course using their map reading skills (or perhaps they were looking out for the group in front - as the word it must be that way as Alison is over there where heard form one of the groups). Group three did manage to over take the second group and catch up with the first group - but group 2 say that they were just taking it gently and taking in the scenery.

We then registered for the Yellow trail which is slightly harder. Group 1 did manage to complete this after a few wrong turns, group 3 found the finish post but not all of the posts and group 2 got as far as the 5^th post and could not work out where the next one was so decided to turn around and go back the way they came (they did make a huge list of all the things that they say on the way back - it would be interesting to see their list).

As in previous years when Histon Guides have done orienteering it rained - but that does not stop us as the sun soon came out again.

We have a fantastic time and would recommend orienteering to anyone who has not tried it.

We would like to that Anne and the West Anglian Orienteering Club SMILE for inviting us.