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Our hardy President wants to know why only four Tongue and Meats took part on this weekender while 15 Hutt Valleys and their lilos turned the gorge into a marina. Although there was Literally water everywhere: on the Friday night, Saturday dawned ‘Cloudy but warm, Mike says the river was very low and many of ‘the pools ‘silted up: apparently by the Big floods over the anniversary weekend. There were only seven compulsory swims on the Saturday, and five on Sunday - far fewer than Mike can recollect from previous trips, The foursome: spent Saturday night with. the “easy” trippers at ‘Penn Creek and although Sunday rain suggested a pike and the track out above the’ lower . gorge, one look at the track and it was back to the river.’ Everything went okay till the team reached the large pool under _ the bridge. Hére the wind was blowing against the current and ‘the net result of the equal forces was ‘no movement. Mike's only regret was that so many lazy sods missed the warm Otaki waters. - Thése .who swam with Mike: Paul Greenwood, Tan Hadfield, anJ Evan Cunliffe.