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MYSTERY TRIP (ALIAS MEET THE COMMITTEE) F.E. — Mar 30 - Apr l - Greg ord Friday night saw everyone departing the bus to the sound of, "Mikimiki, where's that?" A quick stroll up the road and at last there was enough campsites for all the trips. There seemed to be a lack of rocks for the flies so a handy bridge was dismantled to cater for the problem. Rudely awoken by a primus on Saturday morning I opened one eye to find it was still dark. Breakfast, a brew, then away into the depths of Mikimiki Stream, which was notable mainly for the 'greasiness of the rocks in it! and *the prolific amount of hook grass that presides there'. Finally at a fork in the stream we climbed out onto Blue Range. A rest in the sun, then down a spur into a creek, {with only one pool) into Donald Stream and Su to gine Pie ke: for lunch, OT Peggy's Stream. 2500 ft later we dropped our packs (as we were now on the track up Mitre) and most of us climbed to the top, some with more difficulty than others (mainly me). Back down to Mitre Flats for tHe night and eventually the Sepa Trip: turned uP; sie ere: ‘was no ces oe the Easy's, Aes oC ¥ Lnbas Te i Sunday morning’ and the’ trip gets away, but what's this, Kev still in his pit (gosh!) We're down to four as Ian waits around to find the Easy Trip, We climbed up onto Baldy only to find it grotty, soit was -strdight.back-.. down the next spur to Pinnacle Saddle, across.the Atiwhakatu., and down to: the hut for lunch with the ‘Medium Trip and Kevin. oon ce Dy Sy a a a er ij een. ur A red
Arqund I ‘four brews Tater. everyone headed off down to the -Lodgé-in thede own it i For some “OF * us. PLS meant a few: swims soos: vee S meats the gorge. On the trip were - Neil, Woodrow. : tan faceinia, a Greg ord - (ser ibe) ar Kevin “Thompson I * Andrew Derby -... Eric _Evans : Note: “theré’ AS no truth to the rumours that Eric See expos. on ‘this — pariape’ uit ‘am ‘going. “te * “earn “the nicknamé ‘Chicken ‘iene. _gnis is wae ‘happens when you beliéve your own eyes. and weather _ forecaster, ens eo Teer al ”
It appears. that the ‘worst hazard of being a.trip leader of. Sunday, ramps. 48, "Weather - to, go, OF. ‘Weather - not"... ‘ ro Seu Yc mG SRS We a ore ma rite PE Mary Halb iauféered: agonies:of:. endectision’ with -her Kapits: ‘Island trip; ceed ing.cdn Paraparaumu Beach with the group ready. and wditimg in the rain. «The boatman ‘was:i.casually pS seed oak as to-whether -he:..would be able “to get us back «iri the afternoon! - We:did go; and:spent the first few hours. getting« very wet » ‘then -lo and: ‘behold, out: came. the™.sun and: erded the: day: brilliantly. This has’ ‘been the patter for my.. two attempts to, “get! ‘the Rimutaka I Incline going. “- postponed twice because Of 7am bad weather and worse forecasts, “only to have it turn out fine and sunny.’ But I was assured that the ~ weather ‘on March 4th im-the.Ranges was ‘wet and misty, and the-Upper Hutt: yanger: told me:that ‘the gale force: ssoutherlies on: March; Sth ‘es be. ‘sure to: bming the rain up the:-Incline’ routes: © ).% P/Le ™ fi! eet. Decision! Decisions! The Rimutaka Incline is too good a trip to have it messed “up with bad weather,'so I am ‘going “to.try and foil the. ‘gremlins “and ‘have a-third' go + in May ‘(owing to us -being away ‘ for most cof: Pari . dae IF and “anti-cyclone builds up for the second or third’ “Saturday - in May and looks. as.if it will last, to Sunday, I will -ring everyone - ‘on my Rimutaka I. Incline lists and let them know it will be ON,for the Sunday. If you are not on my list and want to come ~ = Ray I me = Karin Boswell asrena TEW I MEMBERS © aa ee ey ye eee eye fo : a -! ' ? ' OF Ear ° .. s at ey ‘< . a9 a The Club welcomes the Folfowing new members: C7ave han Sak as Margarét: MeConnachie#:? ©. Michele sRyan: 0s uc cRichard Scottis = est) 4/52 Fitzherbert Street 48 Connaught Tce 5b Chancellor :Way-2ss: i Alicetown, Lower, Hutt. I. Wellington Chartwell 6952521 (H) .847-999 (W).. 897-808 (H) 728- 877 (Ww) 792-877 tey "> —' ito a De Baga y Members _ 738-622 x 8855 (wy Andrew Denley ol see ee 4 St Aidens Way,. “Taya. _ Dylan & Christian. ‘Jorgerison eee 327~248 (H) (Ralph & Jenny's children) it Sax,
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