Leader: Katie Cloughley

There are at least two other routes to the top of Mt Malita, but the straighforward forestry road did the trick for our group of eleven trampers.

Dan went the extra distance to check-in at the caretaker’s house. (Gretchen and Elizabeth did the honours on returning.)

The weather was very pleasant (cloudy with an icreasing hint of blue sky) – a welcome respite after the previous several days of rain.

A fine view was promised to those who’d never been there before. Alas, no sooner were we clear of the trees and into the tussocks, than down came the cloud. (At least it did not rain, and was relatively mild.)

Lunch was a pleasant break, albeit with no view, but spiced with the banter of foreign accents.

Then it was back down the hill to the cars by 2pm.

Club members were: Dan McGuire, Gretchen Williams, Katie Cloughley (scribe). WTC members were: Don & Nicola Morrisey with son Thomas. Visitors were: Elizabeth Dooley, Ian & Margaret Poole and Thomas Quinn-Gregson.