Red Hills Plateau – Leader: Kath Ballantine
We left Stoke at 7.30 and by 9am we were walking across the paddocks towards the farm track that took us up to the Red Hills hut. Morning tea at the hut when we were joined by Tony Haddon who had motor biked up to the hut. We then set off across the tussock and up to the highest point of the plateau. We decided this was a good place for lunch and everyone enjoyed the warmth and the views looking north across some small tarns. We continued cross country heading south until we intersected the track that goes to the Porters hut. We had some wild life encounters, Gretchen startled a couple of rabbits when she stepped over their hole, and we all paused at a tarn to observe the tadpoles at various stages of development. A quick look at the cob cottage on the way back, before getting back into hot cars and the trip home.
14 people enjoyed the beautiful warm day on the Red hills, they were: Grahame Harris, Arthur Jonas, Yvonne Kyle, Megg Hewlett, Gretchen Williams, Uta Purcell, Trish Bennett, Marianne Hermsen, Lein Jobse, and new comers, Jeanette King, Brian Rennick, Gary Russell, Peter Sullivan, and leader Kath.