Leader: Lawrie Halkett

Soon after midday, a bunch of trampers propelled by two wheels turned up at the Brightwater Tavern and headed east up the Lee Valley.

After three kilometres, we turned south onto Wairoa Valley Rd, along a loose, metalled road.

The weather was perfect, while the agricultural hinterland yielded scenes of sheep, lambs and beef cattle munching happily on green pastures. This eventually gave way to scrubby hardwoods as we approached the turnoff to Pig Valley. Then it was westward towards Wakefield.

Near Wakefield we joined the southern terminus of the Great Taste Trail and had a well-earned rest stop. Some bright spark decided another hill would be good, so we took a deviation around Mt. Hesslington. Not far from home, some enthusiasts among us decided a race back to the cars was in order, so it was a fast finish back to the motorised beasts.

Happy peddlers included: Penny Parker, Kaye Halkett, Pat Holland, Bob Renshaw, Kelvin Drew, Bruce Alley and Lawrie Halkett (leader and scribe).