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Tramping Reports Wednesday 2009 Mar 03 to Tuesday 2009 Mar 09

Wednesday:

Michelle Paterson ran an E trip Takapu Rd entrance to Belmont Regional Park, with 14 members, and 2 non members. They had excellent views. The wind was rather boisterous. Luckily they found a sheltered spot for lunch, because the group presented the leader (who just turned 70) with a cake with candles! and a card.

David Ogilvie ran a M trip to Tunnel Gulley, Collins Creek, Climie, with 2 members, and 2 non members. They got about 2/3 of the way up the cruddly little creek before they tired of wriggling through scrubby rangiora and climbed out onto the ridge. The leader got 5 wasp stings. One of the non-members, who was a British walker, confessed it was nothing like walking at home.

Weekend:

Bob Cyffers' trip to Waerenga - Mt Matthew was replaced by a Waerenga work party, led by Barry Durrant. 5 members, 1 non-member. Waerenga Hut is now freshly painted a sandy yellow. Some members stayed Monday to finish the job. They also built a wood-box in the hut.

Merran Lewis led an E/M trip to Nydia Walkway in Marlborough Sounds. 4 members, 1 non-member. They enjoyed swims in rivers and on the beach. They stayed at Te Mahoerangi Lodge at Nydia Bay, a recommended alternative to the DOC lodge.

Family:

Dave Melville led a camping trip to Morison Bush. 7 families, 30 people. They enjoyed biking over the incline, kayaking on the river, the Martinborough Fair, and they were able to have a good bonfire (unusual for this time of year).

Saturday:

Sue Boyde led a M trip to Sheridan Creek and Judd Ridge. 3 members, 1 non-member, one dog. They went up Sheridan Creek to about 250m up-stream of the boiler, then headed up a spur to bump 591 at the junction of the present track to Field Hut and the old track down Judd Ridge. They followed the old track down Judd Ridge to the northern toe. The trip was short in distance but took 7.5 hours, mainly because the leader discovered she didn't remember the route down Judd through the scrub quite as well as she thought.

Susan Guscott led a M/F trip up to Dennan and down Rae Ridge. Misty rain on the tops thoroughly wetted the scrub down to the bushline on Rae Ridge; fortunately it then cleared and got warm. They spent about an hour casting around for the right route at the spur junction northeast of bump 668. Ten hours over-all. 3 members.

Sunday:

Mike Horvat led an E trip to Barney's Whare...

David Olsen led a Bike trip to Spicer Park � Ohariu Valley � Makara. 2 members enjoyed a great ride.

Total ## members and ## non members

Sat 6 Sheridan Creek � Judd Ridge M Sue Boyde 04 902 0858 Sun 7 Barney�s Whare E Mike Horvat 938 5137 - left numbers for him to ring