Mid-winter weekend Solstice Trip to Puketitiri, June 20-21 Trampers: Alison Greer, Julia Mackie, Ted Angove, John Dobbs and John Gray. Lodge dwellers: Paul Exeter, Simon Hill, and Sue and Garry Marshall Where do I start to tell you all about our winter solstice, mid-Winter Christmas Party, held this year at the Boys Brigade lodge at… [Read More]
Archives for June 2009
Happy wanderers around Te Puia
Te Puia Lodge, Wednesday June 10 2009 Trampers: Alison Greer, Murray White, Gary Bowler, Graham Bell, Manfred Hausler and Jeanne Van Den Hout (Makino Ridge route); Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Peter Slagter, Vic Bullock, Kelvin Shaw, Gordon Tapp, John Marshall, Thelma Tasman-Smith and John Gray The forecast was not good, but 11 trampers in the… [Read More]
The Maungahururus – from end to end, from south to north
Titiokura Saddle – Maungahururus – Taraponui – Bell Rock – Bellbird Bush, Saturday June 6 2009 Trampers: Murray White, Alison Greer, John Gray, Sandy Ross from Havelock North, Denise Payne, Julia Mackie, Jude Paton, Paul Hendy, Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Gordon Tapp, Colin McNatty, Geoff Donkin, Simon Hill and John Dobbs The day began rather… [Read More]
On yer bike, mate!
Golden Crown to Sentry Box, Saturday May 23 2009 Trip leader: Colin McNatty. Trampers: Alison Greer, Murray Goss, Gordon Tapp, Alex Thomasen and reporter Jude Paton Six hardy souls set out in the teeth of a southerly gale forecast to deliver 100km-plus winds, lashing rain and who knows what else? We decided early on to… [Read More]
Strange shapes, and a taniwha that sprang out of the bush
Pureora Forest Park, Waihaha Hut, May 23 -24, 2009. Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Denise Payne, Sue Marshall, Julia Mackie and Geoff Donkin We spent the first night in a very cold Taupo. The next morning, we decided not to go all the way from Bog Inn to Waihaha Hut but instead try joining the… [Read More]