Orienteering 1:15:00 [0]
Looking at control locations for an upcoming meet on the Nepean sportsplex map. Mostly walked, but jogged a bit to try the knee. Felt ~ok.
The weirdest thing happened:
I planned on only checking half the controls today and the rest another day. So i decided to do the south portion and park in the Slack rd. parking lot.
On my way into the parking lot there was another car coming out, a small black tuned up car. As im entering the small driveway I noticed the car was too far over and there wasnt enough space for me to get in and if i tried i would drive into the ditch. I gave the guy a look so he would pull out a bit more to let me in, he did so and i proceeded to park(nose first) along with one other truck in the small lot. Onced parked, i looked back at the entrance at the guy still trying to turn west out onto Slack rd.. Once he turned onto the road and started off driving i saw him look back and stare at me for a few seconds. strange...
I started to get ready to go out, looked at the map and started to plan my route etc. Then I noticed a car entering the parking lot from the west. The same guy i just saw in the black ricer wtf? He backs in right beside me OK?? I strained not to look in that direction and just pretend i didnt see him. He gets out of his car, a bit of a sketchy looking guy from what i saw, in jeans and a jean jacket. He walked off somewhere, not sure where. Meanwhile another car pulls into the lot, this time an SUV,( ok cool, someone athletic going for a walk, i'm not alone here)...NOT. The guy backs in on the other side of me, an older non athletic type. So i refrain from looking at him as well. Was I stuck in some kind of drug deal? Was this a gay hangout spot? The other guy walks back and gets into his black car, so then at this point i'm sandwiched between these two cars, somewhat freaked.
I stayed in the car, I didnt want to get out and get jumped or approached or whatever. I waited a few minutes debating what to do, should i get out of here? About at that point the guy in the SUV pulled out and left the lot. So then i decided I would just go for it, i'd get out and go get the control checking done. I stepped out of the car with my map and compass and started walking down the trail. ~50m away i turned back to look at the lot, the guy in the black car started to pull out and stared at me a bit more and drove off. A bit relieved I stopped there for about a minute figuring out the most efficent way to check all these controls. Then ANOTHER car pulls into the lot, this time a black camry, and BACKS IN. The guy gets out walks around and sees me standing there on the trail. I turned and started down the trail again, remembering that i locked my van,and that this was silly and that i should just get this controlling done.
A bit further down, the trail was flooded, so i decided to cut in to the woods at that point and try to get around the water to the first control. I was trying to find a log to get around the water, when i hear some dog in the distance barking its head off at me. I panicked for a second because well i was a bit apprehensive already, and I'm slightly afraid of dogs since i was attacked. There were two people in the distance sitting around with the dog. WTF?? I though to myself, this is nuts! There was no way around the swamp without going by the people and the dog, so i decided to head back to the car and cover the north part of the map.
Once i got back to the parking lot, i noticed the black camry was still there with a guy smoking in it. On top of that there was a beige car, and a guy on a harley motorcycle, all three backed in!! As i headed to the van i could feel them looking at me. I got in the car and quickly backed out and drove off to the north part of the map. I don't think the tires squeeled on the way out but i was sure in a hurry.