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2009-06-24 | Tramping Reports | 2009-07-08 90th Anniversary Trips

Tramping Reports Wednesday 2009 Jul 01 to Tuesday 2009 Jul 07

Wednesday: Diana Barnes' Outside Karori Sanctuary trip had 12 members, and 1 non member. They had a good walk, with no rain.

David Ogilvie's Whakanui Turere circuit had 5 members. It was cold, but "nice enough" weather, and the trip took 8 hours.

Saturday: Colin Cook's trip attracted 10 members to do their own particular sort of line dance at The Rimus, The Beeches and The Kamahis, off-track in the Turere and Whakanui catchments of the Orongorongos. There was no rain, but some chilly cloud-vapour in the air.

Michael Bartlett's Old Five Mile - Cattle Ridge tramp down memory lane had 15 members. They lunched at Waerenga Hut, after which 4 left by a shorter route and 11 went out via Brown's Track and Cattle Ridge.

Kath Kerr's Day's Bay ramble found unexpectedly good weather: drizzle cleared by lunchtime. 11 members were shown round the conservation work being done in the area, guided by local TTC members with experience of possum trapping, rat poisoning and the planting of dunes, slips and burns.

Mary Kane led a Wellington South Coast bike trip, which attracted 6 members.

Sunday: Michele Dickson led 9 members and 1 non-member on a recreation of the Club's first official trip, Johnson Hill, Kaukau. Conditions were quite good, though bracing on the Chartwell Bell's Track section. They finished at Karori Park, took the train back into town and met Jenny Lewis's mob (Tinakori Hill) at the Stadium Bar.

Jenny Olsen led a bike trip on the Kapiti Coast Cycle-way, from Plimmerton to Paekakariki and back. 9 members took part.

Jenny Lewis led a walk up Tinakori Hill. The weather was good, and they took in some historic sites on the way. 14 members, 4 non-members.

Family: Anne Dowden led a walk in Otari on Sunday. 6 or 7 families took part (est. 12 members). They were guided by John Dawson, and at the end of the walk they had a TTC 90th birthday cake.

Climbing: David Grainger led a climbing trip to Titahi Bay. 6 members enjoyed a day out.

Total 109 members and 6 non members