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After spending a rainy night snug and warm in our pits we set off : on. a.good day. A herd slog up the ridge for some of us but we “eventually reached the tops: coid and windy which made us think we were hallucinating when the ground moved as the wind pushed the. trees. We decided to give Cow Creek Hut a miss and crossed the. Waingawa to have iunch. Our promised flats weren't as flat as we'd have liked but after much sidling up and down reached camp (5.mins. from Mitre Flats Hut) just before dark. - Sunday morning saw our Trip Leader's status rise considerably, when ‘ she. graciously allowed her slothful troops to stay in their pits cont'd...-
eee cont'd Ze until 10.00. A few ingrates were hearc to mutter comments about wanting to leave as their beloved leader lay reading '3 Great Romances’ but these obviously cidn't have the right tramping spirit. An easy walk out with some lovely scenery put everyone in a good mood and we enjoyed a brew by the river before. reaching the roac end. Stood in the rain while Bruce drove off with iinda and Allen to get the van and Barbara earned a point towards her Trampers Initiative Badge by directing us to a dry spot under the pines. A really good trip and everyone had a great time. Those on trip: Annette Johnson, Megan Rodden, Barbara and David Johnsen, Ross yiood, Bruce Murdoch, Mike Wood, Mike Moran, Terry Leamy, Cheryl King, Linda Rray, Allen Greeves.
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