Well it was a bit of a mixed bag this week weather wise and this is suppose to be summer!!! Fortunately the sun shone brightly for our Wednesday walk up the Te Whiti Riser followed by a very enjoyable picnic alongside the river bank. This “there and back” walk is a good trek, giving us all the opportunity to walk however far we are capable of walking on the day. Unfortunately the Thursday evening walkers were not so fortunate with the weather and were forced to cancel while the Friday walkers, although starting off a tad wet and cold, continued to walk through the bush on the Eastbourne hills. There were a few withdrawals from this walk due to the earlier weather but they still had a good turnout of 23 hardy souls!!! Thanks to Helen and Russell Paterson, Wendy and Graham Bentley and the usual leaders, for organising and leading the walks this week.
I missed a birthday last week. So happy birthday Gayle Van Heerden. Hope you had a wonderful day celebrating with your family and friends. Also, this week Janice Ingold is celebrating a birthday. Happy birthday Janice. Hope you too have an enjoyable day.
Over the next few weeks, Russell Paterson will be in charge so if you have any queries, please direct them to him.
Drinks It’s February tomorrow so that means it is drinks on Friday night, 5 February. Simmer Café is still not open in the evenings and so we will again gather at the Sprig and Fern in Tawa at 5pm. Hope to see you all there.
Alison Lavin
Photos
Here are a selection of photos from last week.
Walk Schedules
You can look at the walk schedule for the rest of February here.