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RECENT. TRIPS SUES If you cycle around the Bays on your way to work then you'll know I that October was a very windy twmonth, The southerlies are okay but® ay those damn northerlies are a real pain! Anyway despite the wind, the October trips were reasonably weil supported, 7 = 9 October: A busload went into Renata although the FE trip leader got left behind, But you can't keep a good leader down and he met the party on Saturday morning. The FE trip camped at Alpha on Saturday then dropped into the Tauherenikau and up Beehives Spur out to Otaki Forks on Sunday. Wet on Saturday, fine on Sunday, Labour Weekend: This turned cut to be guite a weekend for many people, The Ruapehu trip struck trouble on the way home - see below, The Southern Main Range club trip also had a few problems due to bad weather and the main party ended up coming out a day late at Holdsworth instead of Otaki Forks. Warren Thorburn gave us an amusing account at the next clubnight. ' The Ruapehu snow-caving trio was cancelled but the Southern Crossing ran to plan - no drama there, Down in the South Island thifcs weren't much better, Paul Aubrey and Richard Struthers joined a MC morty to the Inland Kaikouras,. Theyreported excellent snew conditions with fine weather but strong winds and climbs of Tappy and Alara. ‘12 this despite’ Paul falling eff his bicycle on Friday, Richard Gavey joined an AC parity is “elson Lakes and Cupola Basin, He said they weren't very ‘fit!,.so he scrambled up Cupola solo inbetween the gales and snowstorm:,.