{"id":1085,"date":"2019-08-28T17:48:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishtwenty.org.uk\/canada2019\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2019-08-28T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:53:06","slug":"outlanders-in-the-outback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishtwenty.org.uk\/canada2019\/2019\/08\/28\/outlanders-in-the-outback\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlanders in the Outback"},"content":{"rendered":"
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22 August 2019<\/p>\n

There really is a huge range of wildlife to be glimpsed on and around the range here at Connaught.<\/p>\n

There is an Osprey’s nest on a telegraph pole on the way to the base here, a few days ago, a racoon was seen on a wall nearby and within 100 yards reside \u201cMother Turkey\u201d and her brood of chicks.<\/p>\n

The highlight for Mr Postle – our budding amateur naturalist was a bear’s bottom, spotted crossing in front of his bus, we are promised that it was attached to the rest of the animal!<\/p>\n

The Groundhogs seem to be doing well, some obviously need to think about a diet. The Canada Geese are busily fertilising firing points, paths and parade grounds \u2013 from the looks of their droppings, they are not exactly on the verge of starvation.<\/p>\n

English and Welsh teams held a joint reception for our fellow competitors last night. We greeted visitors from the US, the West Indies, the Athelings and of course our Canadian friends.<\/p>\n

As you would expect, Pimms was the order of the evening. Lots of it. As we walked back to our classroom we were entertained by a lightning display in the distance that matched that which we admired on the way to the range from the hotel that morning. A few of the team got slightly damp on first detail, but only from a little drizzle.<\/p>\n

Our shooting today consisted of two 2\/10 shoots at 600x. 16 50’s were scored between us. A steady breeze enabling reasonably high scoring generally.<\/p>\n

We put in three teams for the Outlander match in the afternoon. Teams of 5 shooters in a Queen’s II shoot. We saw an 11 o’clock wind, steadily increasing throughout the afternoon, occasionally challenging the coaches when it swung through zero and came in from the right. As a \u201crehearsal\u201d for the Canada Match, it was ideal, and assisted in team selection for tomorrow’s afternoon activity.<\/p>\n

Teams from Wales and a US goodwill team also competed. Thanks to Mike Creber from Guernsey for his invaluable register keeping for us throughout the afternoon and also to a pair of CLIM cadets who registered for the US on our behalf.<\/p>\n

We await the final results of the Match, but suspect that one of our teams won it!<\/p>\n

Management met for Canada team selection prior to announcing after supper who would be asked to achieve various team tasks tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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