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Raincoat on, raincoat off, raincoat on, etc…

September 9, 2017 by Rosemary Jeffery Leave a Comment

Taraponui, Saturday 9 September 2017
Local Area
All photos: Sue Martin

Our planned trip was to Taraponui via Bell Rock, so we walked through the bush up the Bell Rock track until we arrived out in the open. But the wind was so strong and it was just starting to rain, so the decision was made to not go on any further.

We retraced our steps back down to where the van was parked, got back in and went to Boundary Stream for morning tea. We decided to walk to Shines Falls and back. It was very muddy in places and the stream which we normally hop over and keep our feet dry was flowing quite swiftly so several of us borrowed poles to make our way across the rocks which, even though covered in moss, were not slippery.

The group selfie: raincoats are off

About noon, it was agreed that we would not get all the way to the falls so we stopped and had lunch in the rain under what shelter we could find. As we set off, it stopped raining (of course) and we had an easy walk back out. Another great day in the bush with the raincoats in and out of our packs all day.

Trampers: Alison Greer, Ali Hollington, Hannah Munro, Nonoha Kikuchi, Juliet Gillick, Sue Martin, John Bennett, Jude Paton, Charlotte Breen, John Russell and reporter Rosemary Jeffery.

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We are a group of like-minded people who love the great outdoors. We tramp mostly in the Hawke’s Bay province, in remote areas such as the Kaweka and Ruahine Ranges; but we also travel longer distances to new places, for longer walks.

The Napier Tramping Club was established in 1974 and has about 70 members. We belong to the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ Inc (FMC) and run Saturday, full-weekend and Wednesday tramps, every fortnight.

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