Bell Rock, Taraponui, Wednesday 21 January 2025
Banner Photo: Olearia Akepiro (top) and Rewarewa (bottom)
The walk was damp, even under the trees
Our first Wednesday tramp of the year was to Bell Rock and along to Taraponui, one of my favourites. But the Wednesday weather curse struck again and we were reduced to a two-hour walk around Boundary Stream.
Heavy drizzle and a newly graded gravel road made for an interesting, muddy drive in.
Donning raincoats, we walked the smaller Tumunako loop leading onto the Kamahi loop track. The bush, looking fresh and green, gave us some shelter but we were fairly wet by the time we arrived back at the shelter.
A quick change, an early lunch then we headed home back down the muddy road. At home, it took me more than an hour to clean the mud off the car.
Trampers: Ted Angove, Donna Weston, Barbara Edmead, Jenny Burns, Keith Gore (who took the pictures), Sue Gribble and reporter Alison Greer
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