Titahi Bay Coast
Saturday 13 February 2021
Leader: Dave Cox
A hot day saw 11 of us leave from the Titahi Bay carpark and head south. A highlight was a feeding show from a seal who was trying to kill and then eat a large fish just off-shore.
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Dobson Loop
Sunday 7 February 2021
Leader: Dave Cox
Thirteen keen trampers and one dog headed up from Kaitoke in hot weather. We had morning tea (and some nibbles into lunch bags) at the old Dobson Hut site, with reminiscing from a few of us of Friday nights there.
Kapakapanui
Saturday 9 January 2021
Leader: Yingjun Shelton (aka June)
15 of us did the loop anticlockwise and ascended some of the steepest parts of the track. It took us 7 hours. It was a fine day with not much wind. We had fantastic views on top looking over the Southern Crossing of the Tararua Range.
Pukerua Bay To Plimmerton
Monday 4 January 2021
Leader: Dave Cox
A lovely day, with a tail northerly wind. Some of us gathered at Pukerua Bay railway station and walked down the Goat Track to meet Tony and the others.
Otaki River And Waitewaewae River
29 December to 2 January 2021
Leader: Owen Cox
The idea was to have a bit of time to enjoy the upper Otaki Valley in summer conditions. We were lucky with the weather window for this trip as while the weather either side was damp we had fine weather pretty much right through.
Totara Flats
19-20 December 2020
Leader: Elisabeth Hynes
On Saturday 19 December eight grown-up trampers and two kid trampers (that’s us) spent one night at Totara Flat campsite. On the way to Totara Flats we stopped off at Everest Café in Featherston (delicious food).
Nelson Lakes Moss Pass
30 November to 5 December 2020
Leader: Peter Davis
Nine keen trampers departed Paraparaumu Airport with Sounds Air and flew directly to Blenheim, where a shuttle bus was waiting. A quick visit to Bunnings to buy gas bottles, then we were taken to Lake Rotoroa where we boarded the water taxi for a quick trip down the lake to the pier in front of Sabine Hut.
Mangahao Flats Hut
28-29 November 2020
Leader: David Williams
The forecast looked a little wet Saturday night and Sunday morning, but fining up from late morning. After a quick stop for coffee in Shannon, we headed for dam number 1. The dam was up, so we had to take the sidle track. We ate lunch half way along before we crossed the river to avoid climbing the slip.