Napier Tramping Club 49th Anniversary Dinner
Thursday 5 October
The Boat Ramp Eatery – 30 Nelson Quay, Ahuriri
6pm
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The meal will cost $50. Here’s the menu:
Starters
Garlic bread or
Crispy pork belly bites or
Lemon pepper squid
Mains
Scotch fillet – medium rare, served with potato gratin, wilted spinach, roasted tomato
and beef jus or
Champagne ham – honey glazed sliced ham served with roasted vegetables, apple sauce
and beef jus or
Baked fish fillet – served with herb crushed potato, steamed vegetables and lemon beurre blanc
Dessert
Partner, spouse, other half – all are welcome. The dinner will replace the usual Thursday club meeting. Please RSVP with an email to to jeffdi at wyldham dot com, contact any committee member, or confirm at the club meeting.
Mt Ruapehu – 10-16 November 2023
This year, Doug Matheson (T/O) has booked the Havelock North ski club lodge. $25 per night per person. Stay for the weekend or the full week, the choice is yours. Further information will be issued in due course. A booking sheet has been created, just put your stay (dates) in the ‘Remarks’ column.
How about a real change of scenery?
Patrick Arrieula and his wife Robbie, who live in Australia, have contacted us about the walking tours that they run in south-west France. For the last 27 years, they’ve been showing hikers around the area where Patrick was born.
Patrick says: ‘All our tours, except for the Camino, are based in the one hotel for the nine days, avoiding packing and unpacking. Our local knowledge of the area gives us a plus when it comes to local culture, scenery and food. We would love to share this beautiful part of France with keen walkers who appreciate the local tastes and wines of the various regions. Our tour itineraries change with the seasons and the challenge of the walks changes from region to region!’
You can check out what Patrick and Robbie get up to here
And you might like to download their schedule for 2024
Wilding pine update
Graham Leech reports:
This time out, on 18 August, we got 654 pines – including several larger ones which received the poison treatment. Our tally was lower than usual (we are taking this as a good sign – they are not so easy to find now and we are re-covering ground we had already been over).
Alan from DoC hadn’t been up with us for a while and he was impressed with the difference we are making. Thanks to all of you who have helped over the last year and a half.
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