Porkys/Jim Freeman

Trampers Report for Jim Freeman/Porky’s 30/10/19

A well planned tramp!!!

Previous days there had been some heavy rain and Arthur took on the task of planning a good tramp, even with a bad weather report for the day. He decided to take us on reasonably dry tracks. The Jim Freeman track was the choice. We wandered along a pleasant track finally reaching Ben Rudd’s shelter for morning tea.

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Photo and Caption Gordon – “Smoko in Ben Rudd’s shelter”

The track then headed up to the ridge to meet the Flagstaff Swampy  track. The sun was shining with a steady breeze.

 

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Photo and Caption Gordon – “Heading up the firebreak”
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Photo and Caption Gordon – “Steep bit before lunch”

We walked until we came to the Porky track junction where we had lunch.

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Photo and Caption Gordon – “Lunch among the flax and tussocks

We followed Porky’s track down to Possum busters track

and finally back onto the Jim Freeman track – there were a few damp spots! And back to where we started.

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Photo and Caption Gordon – “Bruce Campbells Rhododendron dell”

Coffee was planned for Blend.  We were all having our coffee and snacks when an enormous gust of wind came with heavy sleety rain which blew a tree over next to Blackstone coffee bar.  This provided the icing on the cake!! Plenty to look at and plenty of advice while it got cleaned up.

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Photo and Caption Dave – ” Fallen tree in wind gust provides entertainment”

Well planned Arthur!!!

Dave

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