Golden Bay Weekend, Kahurangi NP, 5 Sep 2020

To cross or not to cross the river...that is the question. Murphy’s law would have it that our Golden Bay trip fell on a wet, breezy weekend with primo weather on either side. Undeterred by murky conditions, two compact groups of three set off from...

Gordons Knob, Mt Richmond FP, 30 Aug 2020

Gordons Knob - The Rabble. The participant list got up to 19 takers by Friday but a few defections saw 16 in four vehicles leave Richmond by 8:15am on Sunday. An uneventful drive got us to Inwoods Lookout by 9am where we kitted up with an eye on the...

Wooded Peak, Mt Richmond FP, 16 Aug 2020

The group met at the Prince Albert pub at 8.30 am and off we went up to the Brook starting point. The weather was cloudy and chilly as we set off walking up to the predator fence to 4 Corners along the Dun Mountain track to Third House for a short tea...

Nydia Bay Crossover, Marlborough 8-9th Aug 2020

The group of 14 met at the Cathedral, swapped cars according to longer or shorter first day walkers and set off. 1 group to a Duncan Bay start and the other to Kaiumu. The weather was great, apart from a late shower, as the 2 groups remet at the well...

Luna Tops, Kahurangi NP, 4 Aug 2020

The 3-day trip was organised for these dates so the vehicle of the Kawatiri Ramblers (KR) party from Westport could be placed at the trackhead for when they emerged from their Lesley-Karamea trip. On Tuesday Pat, Kath and Ian drove from the city to...