Hinerua Hut, Saturday/Sunday September 24/25 2011. Map BL36 The four of us walked with the day party to the hut, with pig-feeding starting an easy day. Once we reached the hut, Les (weekender), John and Geoff (day party) and I continued up past the bushline to check out the route to the tops. It looked… [Read More]
Archives for September 2011
Hinerua Hut… and about time too!
Saturday September 24, 2011 Map BL36 Sixteen trampers, including four weekenders, set off for Hinerua Hut at 8.40am after a long, winding and rutted farm road drive necessitating some careful manoeuvring – and some passengers looking the other way. Our first obstacle saw packs and poles being tossed over an extra-tall gate, followed by an… [Read More]
Time and Tide: We had plenty
Cape Kidnappers, Wednesday, September 14 2011 We arrived at the car park opposite the Clifton Café at about 9am. There were 18, using the van plus two cars. The weather was sunny, a little breezy and quite mild, as forecast. Our aim was to reach the gannet colony. The “insider” information was that the repaired… [Read More]