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Title: cooley christmas challenge 2011
Post by: LandyLiam on December 30, 2011
Myself & AnnieAnne (& kids) took part in the Cooley Christmas Challenge today, what's this? i hear you say, well its a 4x4 navigation event around the Cooley mountain area, mostly road navigation around the lanes with the odd 4x4 only section thrown in

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we all met at the crowne plaza in dundalk for an early morning briefing


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then we were given our co-ordinates to plot our routes


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then jumped into out big rufty tufty 4x4s

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well actually we were in the nissan x-trail  ;D  looks a bit small compared to the discovery


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so we drove around the lanes looking for clues and markers boards


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found the odd muddy puddle


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did a punch hunt in some muddy fields, there was a serius offroad section which we wisely avoided, in fact i think some people are still stuck in there  :o


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drooled over this landy


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kept the kids quiet with some dvd


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and we ended up winning the event, which was handy as wee had already been given number 01  ;D


Title: Re: cooley christmas challenge 2011
Post by: Are we there yet? on December 31, 2011
What a brilliant day!  ;D I think i could smell some sour grapes off the FB thread this morning  ;D
Still wishing i had of floored it going through the big puddle...  but there's always next year!
Massive thanks again Liam!
Title: Re: cooley christmas challenge 2011
Post by: LandyLiam on February 12, 2012
collected our trophy today  :)

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Title: Re: cooley christmas challenge 2011
Post by: Are we there yet? on February 13, 2012

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The 'treasure' is currently pride of place in Eoghan's bedroom! :)


Title: Re: cooley christmas challenge 2011
Post by: LandyLiam on February 13, 2012
but its matthews treasure  ;D
Title: Re: cooley christmas challenge 2011
Post by: Are we there yet? on February 13, 2012
lol! he loaned it to him  8)  ;D