Programme July - October 2011

24 July Kaitakes exploring, meet at Lucy’s Gully 10am, contact Sharon Ph 7638365

30 July (Sat) Slink Run – Club fundraiser (Adamsons / Gibson) 08.30-12.30

7 Aug Orienteering, Lake Mangamahoe. See orienteeringtaranaki.org.nz

14 Aug Tawhiti Museum, Traders & Whalers exhibition, open 10-4. See you there

21 Aug Slink Run – Club fundraiser (Sinclair / Frewin) 08.30-12.30 Contact Sharon Ph 7638365

24 Aug (Wed) SAR AGM, Police Station 7pm

28 Aug Stress release day in the snow, meet at the Plateau, 11am, for a walk to the skifield. Contact Sharon Ph 7638365

4 Sept Mangorei track to Pouakai Hut and the tarns. Meet 10am, top of Mangorei Rd. Contact Hilary Ph 7510716

11 Sept Today is set aside for you to search out those elusive Photo Challenge locations.

12 Sept (Mon) Slink Run – Club fundraiser (your name here!) 08.30-12.30 Contact Sharon Ph 7638365

18 Sept Dover / Pouakai / Kiri. Meet at Dover track end at 9.30 am. NP people to drop a car at Kiri track end on the way past. Contact Sharon Ph 7638365

24 Sept Join NPTC for their tramp from Kohi Saddle / Hut / trig 8 / Elephant Gates. Leaving NP 7.30am Contact Cliff 7567838

4 Oct (Tues) Slink Run – Club fundraiser (your name here!) 08.30-12.30 Contact Sharon Ph 7638365

Photo Challenge - part 2

See if you can find these locations during your travels. Click on the picture for a larger view.

This from Jacqui for 5 points



And this from both Willie and Sharon for 10 points. Hmm....

Kaitake’s Revisited: 29th May

Left to right Jacqui, Len, Hilary, Cliff. Photo by Sharon

Using Jacqui’s orienteering map Hilary, Jacqui, Cliff, Len and myself headed up the Kaitake ranges via Surrey Road and Davies hill track. As we neared the Kaitake summit we headed off to find Goat rock, with a little bit of scrambling, ducking and exclamation marks it was found. As it was a trifle cool standing around Len decided to look for a mythical grave site – we waited as he disappeared over the edge of the gorge through gigi’s and supple jack – he couldn’t hear us, we couldn’t hear him, (well what are cell phones for, you guessed right he didn’t get my message until he had returned to us) turning to go down he appeared out of no where on top of a tree exclaiming how he had circumnavigated the rock to no avail. By now time was getting on and we proceeded on down on a pretty good track. To our surprise we met a group of locals going up to the summit and out Lucy’s gulley, not sure of their location, we gave them a map and hopefully they are now home safe and sound. Maybe it was easier going up.

Our exit point was not quite back at the vehicles so we navigated our way through farm land, posh houses and lodges eventually finding the Kaitake Road. With a quick walk it was back to the vehicles and home.

Thanks for coming everyone.

Sharon

Stent Road Walk 22nd May

Well this ended up to be an exploration of the Waikirikiri Lagoon, sand dunes, and beach walk. The weather was not kind and it was great to find another place right in our own back yard that we hadn’t been to. Without getting too wet.

The actual location is at the end of Komene Rd, and this is another road end with interesting features.

To start the road itself seems to be the grave yard of chimney’s, long forgotten houses with only the chimney left to identify the old homestead. A fact of our times with farms amalgamating and less people in the community.

Then a new lagoon right on the beach front with large sand dunes between it and the sea, this was started in April of 2009 with the lagoon fenced and plantings progressing.

With a gentle walk north you meet the Stony River with all the debris from past floods.

Turning south you wander along a sandy beach with loads of drift wood and a few shells.

Thanks Hilary and Newton for keeping me company. Hope to see a work of art in your garden soon.

Sharon

Notice for Help!!

Well it looks like the holiday is over for those down on the farm, the lambs are bleating and the calves are bellowing.

Slink Calf Run is once again up and operational.

Can you help? This is a great fundraiser for the club!

We have 4 dates, but the dates we require people for are:

12^th Sept (Mon) and 4^th Oct (Tues)

Contact me as soon as you can. We need at least two vehicles. And it also helps to have one driver and one picker upper per vehicle.

Sharon (06)7638365

Christmas Mountainbiking in the South Island

Sinclairs are again heading south to do some MTB riding. 29th Dec to 6th Jan will be in the north (Havelock, Westport - the Denniston trails, Reefton, Lake Sumner, Hanmer). 7th to 14th Jan in the south attending the ANZ Challenge for MTB Orienteering. If interested in joining any or all of this adventure, contact Jacqui and Neil ph 7510676 for all the details.