Orienteering and the past week

The one thing that all of our workout sessions have had in common is the weather. What's with that?
Today was our first session of orienteering with Bryan Connell. He is an "orienteering god". That man has patience! Tracey, Amy, Szerenka and myself were up for the challenge. Suzie, Connor (her awesome dog) and Shane hung out with us too. Bryan taught us topo's, mouse in the house (or houuuuuuse as Suzie says), declanation...the list goes on. At first I felt very clumsy trying to figure out how to figure out the compass and how to use it. After we "orienteered" Rattlesnake Point, with lots of laughs, lost keys (and I think Shane and Bryan shaking their heads throughout the adventure), I felt much more at ease but I still need lots of practice.
This workout was exactly what I needed. I needed to see my fellow adventurers, Suzie and Shane and the orienteering session was perfect. It helped me find my bearings after an unexplicable week.
I did my 30 minute bide ride on Tuesday along the river in Guelph. It felt great to get out. I am going to do a similar ride this week.