Tararua Lodge – 14 things to remember
If you are going up to Tararua Lodge please be aware that:
- Pillows are stored on the bunks. You need to take up pillowcases for your own use (and your towel!).
- There is a vacuum cleaner available in the cupboard in bunkroom 1 for clean up time.
- Spare light bulbs are stored in the new back porch.
- All laundry: tea towels, hand towels, aprons, spare fitted sheets, oven cloths, spare shower curtains and spare mattress covers are now kept in the hall cupboard adjacent to the lounge door.
- The new water supply system now automatically fills the header tank in the kitchen above the stove. The main way of monitoring water usage/stored capacity is the water level gauge in the back porch.
- There is a water boiling unit, sink, fridge and tea/coffee etc just through the lounge door for use in making drinks and the like, so that the kitchen can then be used easily by those rostered for meal preparation.
- The new cutlery drawers in the servery area operate from both sides and only work if the drawer is completely closed after use.
- All bulk food is now stored under the seats in the dining and lounge areas. Some food may have been moved – look at the plan on the kitchen fridge. Food is no longer stored in the bunkrooms.
- The downstairs “Exit” sign remains on at all times – do not try to turn it off.
- The back door needs to be locked on the outside when the lodge is left empty during the day and when vacated at the end of a trip.
- Please get into the habit of ensuring the front door is closed and locked whenever you leave the lodge.
- We no longer use bath mats in the showers but instead have plastic mats. These are to be put into the shower after use and the floor cleaned with a squeeze mop. There is now a squeeze mop permanently kept in both the men’s and women’s bathrooms.
- A bunk allocation board is now on the wall beside the linen cupboard on the first landing. The intention is that late night arrivals can easily see which bunks are not taken without disturbing those already asleep. Choose your bunk, put your name on the board beside it and settle in.
- The recently sharpened kitchen knives are now kept in two knife blocks on the kitchen bench. This will make them easier to find and help keep them sharp for longer.
