Mar 29 2017
No. 93 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Murrays Farm – Sandymount (Chris Hughes) Farm” Distance for carpark: 31.5 km. 11. 29/3/2017. Hikers. Murrays Farm. M. Leaders: Keith and Shona. It was a foggy, misty morning when 19 Hikers met at the gateway bel0w Murrays Farm before ambling up the road to having […]
Mar 22 2017
1. 22/3/2017. Flood bank walk from Otokia to Allanton. E. Leaders: Lester and Ian. This flood bank walk from Otokia to Allanton was a first for the Club. It was Lester’s idea, with his knowledge of the Taieri River plain, to vary from the programmed regular one from Allanton to Outram.We had to car-shuttle. We […]
Mar 22 2017
38 km from car park. 4. 22/3/2017. Trampers. Hindon Pipeline upstream. Leader: Neil. Wednesday 22nd dawned clear and fine for our usual walk. Nine keen trampers departed for Hindon and the pipeline up-stream. After a bit of misunderstanding by the leader, we departed the cars at 9.45am. The first 1/2km of this walk is uphill […]
Mar 01 2017
Distance from Bush Road car-park to Seacliff: 44 Km. Click on Brinns Point to Seacliff for background information. Click on Puketeraki Beach for archaeological history. Seek permissions Click on Seacliff Lunatic Asylum for history of the hospital. Click on Demolition of Seacliff Lunatic Asylum for photos of its demolition. Notes: Whole cliff moving. Caversham Sandstone. Burnside […]