Bike Ride & Ferry Trip – Rabbit Island–Mapua, 28 July 2012

Leader: Lawrie Halkett On Saturday morning, eight keen cyclists, and one very road smart dog Stella, marshalled at Lawrie’s place to cycle to Mapua. The day proved to be more sunny than cloudy so made for a very comfortable ride. It was down through...

Nydia Saddle – Marlborough Sounds, 22 July 2012

Leader: Uta Purcell On a foggy winter’s morning, five trampers drove with great expectations towards Tennyson Inlet. Approaching the Opouri Saddle, we had left the fog behind and gained a view. The road cuts through bush that is a promise of what is to...

Lyell Saddle Hut– Upper Buller region, 8-9 July 2012

Leader: Ray Salisbury Ten hardy souls embarked on an adventure just south of Kahurangi National Park, in the thick of winter. (Actually, the Mokihinui catchment should be better protected by being incorporated into the National Park – it just avoided...

Fringed Hill – Nelson, 7 July 2012

Leader: Mary Honey Four trampers arrived for a 9:00 a.m. start at the Brook Sanctuary and proceeded to Ferny Flat with a morning tea stop after the creek crossings. Lunch was in the sun at Third House and then afternoon tea at Fringed Hill. The views...

Flanagans Hut – Kahurangi NP, 30 June - 1 Jul 2012

Leader: Silvano Lorandi It was intended to be Mount Luna but a landslide on the Wangapeka Road forced us to find an alternative destination. Would you go tramping in the middle of winter in the depth of a valley where the sun eludes you for the whole...