Leader: Leah Parker
Weekday trips are great for me as I can reserve weekends for family and work.
With the weather slightly damp I had anticipated there would be a few withdrawals from the trip. However, instead I had a few texts checking the plan was to go ahead. I had walked this track a few times; once in extremely wet weather, so I knew the minimal rain would not affect the track or group safety.
We met a few people on the track. One of the first was Karin’s ‘sister-in-law’, so I found myself thinking ‘Nelson certainly is a small place.’ Marie also happened to know Grant through their running. We only had the tiniest sprinkle the whole trip and the temperature was perfect – not too hot; not too cold.
We arrived at the hut to discover a welcome new addition to the area in the form of a picnic table. We sat down and set about enjoying our tasty, packed lunches.
Although not unpleasant, we chose not to hang about too long. The absence of sun helped in this decision and after the obligatory group photo we returned down the track.
It was a lovely group and I found myself having a good chat with each of the group members. Once back at the cars, some workmen having their lunch in the carpark found it amusing that I was talked into jumping off the bridge. I didn’t take much convincing, I am always up for a refreshing dip following a walk. Another great day enjoying nature!
Monday morning walkers were: Leah Parker (scribe), Marie Lenting, Karin Widmer, Leah Shopneck & Grant Derecourt.