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As we ‘settléd into our pits Fridey night, we could see the fitter: members yace up the hill, Then to sleep - ont no. We were ‘kept. awake by a “etowd chasing an opossum in the bush behind. By their screams of delight we knew - ‘they % had got him and it: went quiet.. : We started the tes up the hill about 9am and arrived at: 'Fieaids Hut about i2...5, after numerous (rest) stoos tc admire the view and free botannical lessons from Ted. We found ‘he Meaium party at Fields Hut “having lunch still ~ but they soon LEC. > had our lunch and then set off (minus packs: ~ hurcay!) te Table Top. The view was: Great. “We found the swamp? hard grass on top but soft underneath, and spent a> while crawling around bottoms up looking for fly catcher plants; Returned to Fields Hut for dinner and to read the Log Book - then to bed, Gary wanted to go cut at midnight to see an opossum — but according to the log book we would be abies tc see opossums and rats from our pits Hl in the hut — but they must have Leen shy bacause we saw or Hoan nothing Next morning half the group raced ba ack ° ap ea ‘gabie Top and nearly Dennam they say %°= while the rest of us sat .in the sun. Then it was downhill all the waysto the car park and a welcome paddle/swim in the river. A loveiy weekend. ae Trip Leader: Ted Kelltet : oes, ott . Members 3 eee Gary: Adrian, Karen, Walter, Linda ot