Club night, March 2014
Monday 10th March 2014
The formalities of our usual structure were brief as some key members were not present, and our guest speaker was unable to come at the last minute. So a night with a difference, plus plenty of chatting time at the end.
There has been plenty of activity over the last month with a variety of tramps. Dave told of his trip to Invacroy Station, being fog bound initially before glorious views around 1500’ at the top end of the Kirkliston Range. The Mt Domet weekend trip also had its weather issues, with very strong NWers on the Fri night, then rain and hail during Sat night. Squeezed in between, 10 elated bods reached the summit as winds eased after a late start. This meant not returning to Chainmen’s hut until 7.30 after having to find the way through fog that rolled in. Well led Bill.Nimrod Reserve track organised by Evelyn also reflected on the weather we have been having- with light drizzle blocking great views but making the bush and birds flourish.
The Wednesday Wakers had better luck with their days. They managed to complete all the Herbert track walks just before the storm struck.The Round Yards from Balmoral Rd was not hot enough to tempt anyone to swim the N branch of the Kakanui river, but pleasant enough for one group to explore going up the river rather than join the others looping around the hill.Their final attempt for a swimming day did happen at Kaiwarua Station in the Waihoa river.Awakino Gorge and Kurow Hill was a pleasant easy day.
Upcoming tramps include: Mt Orr starting from Little Roderick; Anniversary w/e in Arthurs Pass doing a circuit from the Minga to L Mavis and back down the Edwards; Dromedary Hill in the Lindis; a working bee in Herbert Forest; and biking from Oamaru to Kurow on the A2O route.
Bron McCone filled the speakers roll exceptionally with a wide variety of quickly acquired photos., ranging from toadstools to mistletoe , Ellislie Flower show to Michael Hill’s Millbrook golf course’s sculptures, recent tramps to her father’s photos of the construction of Benmore Dam. Well done!