Nydia Bay Substitute - Organiser: Marianne Hermsen
The Nydia Bay Walk was cancelled due to a not very inspiring weather forecast, but we will make another effort in spring, because there seems to be a lot of interest in this walk. The Takaka Walkway was on offer as an alternative and four sun-seeking women took off on Sunday morning. The colour of the sky was blue-er than ever seen before and the views were fantastic. We saw snowy mountains in the distance and Alison later confirmed these were Mt. Gladstone and Tapuae-o-Uenuka. There were many other walkers on the track and there was an abundance of bellbirds that treated us to their beautiful calls.
Because these four women did not only enjoy sunshine and blue skies but also some other niceties in life, a stop on the way back had to be scheduled at The Naked Bun.
There were two newcomers on this walk, Marielouise Bell and Jan Davis, and club members Alison Nicoll and Marianne Hermsen.