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Formedin1932,the total membershiparound10,000 sents approximately67clubswitha Bushwalking ClubsNSWIncrepre- E-mail [email protected] Box 2090GPOSydney1043. Bushwalker BushwalkersNSWPO correspondence to national parkoffices. council informationcentresand affiliated clubs,majorretailoutlets, 9744-1916 on request.RingJohnClarke(02) IBM formatorE-Mail. on threeandahalfinchfloppydiskin should beaccompaniedwithtextfile short notesorletters,allcontributions sent totheaddressbelow. Exceptfor tions arewelcome.Theyshouldbe editor, originalcartoonsandsugges- correspondence to correspondence to T T T T T Confederation. represent theofficial viewsofthe by individualauthorsdonotalways generally. Anyopinions expressed Confederation andbushwalkers members ofclubsaffiliated withthe information ofinterestto the is toprovidearticlesand quarterly. Theaimofthemagazine Clubs NSWInc.It'spublished Confederation ofBushwalking is themagazineof HE HE HE HE HE Distribution Distribution Advertising rates Advertising rates Contributions Contributions Printed on The Confederationof Distribution is Advertising rates Contributions, Distribution Distribution Advertising rates Advertising rates Contributions Contributions TheBushwalker B B B B B USHW USHW USHW USHW USHW The Editor, The Address all Address all Address all Address all Address all through letters tothe are available ALKER ALKER ALKER ALKER ALKER F F F F F fun. fun. of peace,tranquillityandplaingood of peace,tranquillityandplaingood Australians taketothebushinsearch Australians taketothebushinsearch down theCaptain StarlightTrail tothe track, aleisurely hike of16kmorso zinger teabrews,wewerereadyto hitthe soft armchairsattheendofalong day. heralded amuchneededwarmfire and thankfully, apartfromrefreshments, also was alsothefinishingpoint,and George IVHotelatPicton. morning, atthemeetingpoint, Wanderers beganat8amonacrispJune somewhere. end theirwalkingdayinacosypub chance, theWanderers alwaysseemto the companyofgoodfriends,andjustby is hisdesiretokeepoffthedreadedweed, lose!” walking, it’s betterforyou,andyounever was eitherthatorgolf,”hesaid,“Iprefer of hisdecisiontogiveupsmoking.“It trator forMMI. Heffernan, inanotherlife,anadminis- Sydney basedgroup,headedbyMichael of the“bushwalkingexperience”. recently, andgainedafirsthandaccount in Australia.Ijoinedonesuchgroup many walkingclubsinalmosteverycity for thispastimeasisevidencedbythe old. Indeed,thereseemsnoagebarrier go away, andattractstheyoung of bushwalkingisalongingthatwillnot fun. of peace,tranquillityandplaingood Australians taketothebushinsearch F F fun. fun. of peace,tranquillityandplaingood of peace,tranquillityandplaingood Australians taketothebushinsearch Australians taketothebushinsearch F F F A typicalgroup ofwalkersenjoyingawellearnedrest Every weekend,hundredsof Every weekend,hundredsof After oneofMichaelsspecial This, asitmiraculouslyturnedout My trekwiththeWayward What motivateshimtowalknow Michael startedwalkingasresult The Wayward Wanderers isa For manypeople,theexperience Every weekend,hundredsof Every weekend,hundredsof Every weekend,hundredsof Walk Safely - Walk With a Club a With Walk - Safely Walk B B B B B USHW USHW USHW USHW USHW ALKING ALKING ALKING ALKING ALKING it becomesabusiness, withalltheworries he says,“IfItryto organiseittoomuch, “This isjustagroupoffriendswalking,” something Michaelsaysisforthe birds. informal group.Organisationis be withsuchawellorganisedyet very one wasleftbehind.Itreassuring to would doaheadcounttomakesureno- stragglers, andasweeachfiledpast,he front walkerswouldstopandwaitforthe me. backpack, Iknewthishadtobegoodfor I adjustedmynearnewandveryunused front dooroftheshoppingcentre.Still,as park thecarhalfakilometrefrom quence wasatChristmas,whenIhadto obviously. Mylastwalkofanyconse- experience, acategoryIfellintovery those ofuswithonlyoneortwowalks under theirbelt.Andthentherewere most withmanywalkingtrailsalready friendly groupofaboutadozenorso, tion. ‘rules’ andtheWanderers isnoexcep- Most reputableclubsobserveasetof our nativefloraandbreakingtreelimbs. tramping throughthebushsquashing nothing worsethanacrowdofpeopleall important is‘minimumimpact’.There’s observed bybushwalkers,oneofthemost foliage. trying tominimisethedamageany all thewhilewatchingourfootsteps lunch, thenfollowtheriverforawhileto Nattai River, wherewewouldstopfor ‘‘The Wayward Wanderers’ At regularintervals,oneofthe The Wanderers forthistrekwerea There arecertaincredosthat By CharlesSilvestro -AF -AF -AF -AF -AF ...... file, sometimesinpairs, sometimes insingle Michael likesheep, the back. place inthepack;at before Ifoundmy hops. Itwasn’t long wood andbrewed warmth ofburning and tothecivilised heading backupriver Russell’s Needle,before an obeliskknownas IRST IRST IRST IRST IRST We followed E E E E E XPERIENCE XPERIENCE XPERIENCE XPERIENCE XPERIENCE foot. the factthatonlywayintohere ison paradise, aperceptionIfeltattributed to this point,andseemsanuntouched sun, teaandbiscuits. grass ontheriverbankandsoakupsome release ourpacks,collapseonthesoft full stoppoint,andfinallywewereableto enthusiasm withgreatdelight. enough, andIsoakeduptheirindividual bushwalking thing. why anyonewouldwanttodothis the groupandaskafewquestionsasto chance formetocatchupwithsomeof river below. regrouped forthefinaldescentto tion, gulpeddownsomewater, and called HollowRock. Michael stoppedthewalkatalandmark toll onmethewaybackup! experienced walkers,butonethattookits over afewkilometres.Notthatsteepfor valley below, thedescentbeingspread from thetopoftrailtoriverin the sunlight. our right,therisingclifffaceglowingin the NattaiGorgesuddenlyappearedto of asharpdrop. ourselves onathintrailskirtingtheedge cance whencomparedwiththose. interesting 18dayhikeinBorneo. the BlueMountains,NewZealandandan tain inTasmania, severaltwodaytreksin past walkshaveincludedCradleMoun- three.”he said.SomeoftheWanderers get threepeople,sometimesthirty about whocomesalong,sometimeswe planned walks.“Idon’t worrytoomuch those whorequestitaboutthenextfew Michael doesisaregularflyer, sentoutto ourselves.” of abusiness,we’rejustheretoenjoy Continued on Page4

The NattaiRiverisbeautifulat By 11am,wehadreachedourfirst Their responseswerepredictable The nexthourwalkingwasa Here wemarvelledattheforma- It wasawelcomereliefwhen We droppedabout450metres Then, asifbymagic,thebeautyof By mid-morning,wefound Today’s trekpaledintoinsignifi- Indeed, theonly‘organisation’

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3 3 ...... The Bushwalker 4 A veryPersonalExperience Personal AccidentInsurance best dealsgoing. thousand dollars it’s gottobeoneofthe you anywherebetweenthreeand five anywhere. Ifsuchasmallcostcan save thing thatcouldhappentoanyone, when Isufferedmyinjury. It’s thetypeof doing anythingparticularlydifficult things likelossofincome.Iwasn’t necessary forme,thepolicyalsocovers going physiotherapy. Althoughitwasn’t cost ofthehelicopterbutalsomyon- good one.Notonlyhasitcoveredthe ship lastAugustworkedouttobeapretty made whenIrenewedmyNPA member- cover. SothethreedollarinvestmentI health fund,nordidIhaveambulance was $1,228. bill youfortheevacuation.Inmycaseit think again.TheAmbulanceServicedo and ifyouthinkit’s alldonefornothing, helicopter wascalledin. the heath,soCareFlightRescue too difficulttostretchermeoutthrough scene. Itwasdecideditwouldbemuch a paramedicfromOberonarrivedonthe crew and a signalfromKanangraTops. digitals willknow, theydon’t alwaysget call forhelp.Asmanywalkerswith analogue mobilephone,withwhichto walking partyintheareahadan left ankle.We wereluckythatanother Mt Cloudmaker, Islippedandbrokemy leading anNPA walkfromKanangrato the valueofthatcover. InOctober, while Personal AccidentInsurancecover. interesting articleaboutConfederation’s Bushwalker, MauriceSmithwrotean I wasnotcoveredbyaprivate Now thesethingsarenotcheap Two hoursafterthecallanSES Well, Icanreportfirsthandon In theSpringissueofThe Most ofthegroup hadcomewell the mostpleasant thoughtatthetime. about thewalkback….Andup,it wasn’t the dayswalksofar, andforme,tothink organise anything. bad forsomeonewhosayshedoesn’t terrain, andthefirsttimerslikeme,not trail, theweather, thedistance, keep aconstanteyeonallthings,the comfortably beforedusk. we couldgoinordertomakeitback lated thatthiswouldbeaboutasfar unobtainable today, asMichaelcalcu- kilometres fromRussell’s Needle. on thebankofriver, stillsome he calledahaltforlunch,innicearea we pushedontowardshiscall. on thatsound. this greatcountry, youcanalwaysdepend bush, “Cooee,Cooee” familiar soundemanatingfromthe quick photosession. for abreather, somemorewater, and a pick itupagain.Again,anotherchance there, whilehewentaheadtotryand had lostthetrail.Sensibly, hestoppedus had ledusintosomeheavyscrub,and mixing itwiththerealbush.Michael Soon, wewereamongstthethickofit, platypus, butsadly, nonewerefound. displays. We allkeptaspecial lookoutfor formations andsomebeautifulfloral smooth flowingwater, wonderfulrock was glorioustosaytheleast,clear, with acheery“Wagons Ho!” with acheekygrin,andturnedupriver leeches untilnow. mentioned anythingabout strongly thathenever alert forleeches!” out thesaltshaker, anddeclared,“be Russell’s Needle. two ofthiswalk,thequesttofind shuffling usbacktoourfeet,forstage Continued fromPage3 Lunch wasachancetoreflectin I wasimpressedbyhisabilityto It seemedthatobjectivewouldbe We walkedforanotherhourbefore Michael hadfoundthetrail,and Ah yes,nomatterwhereyougoin At thatpoint,weheardthe Thewalkalongtheriverbank “Didn’t I,meantto.” he said We allprotested This wasthepointwherehetook Michael wastedlittletimein experience atleastoncein Bushwalking, amustto your life,andtolove for h eto it. of the rest Walk Safely - Walk With a Club a With Walk - Safely Walk and aboveall,enjoy! take plentyofwater, somefruittoeat, for firsttimers,startwiththeeasyones, certainly goingtokeepatit,butahint clubs scatteredalloverAustralia,I’m for therestofit. ence atleastonceinyourlife,andtolove want. perfect weather, whatmorecouldwe friends. to enjoytheday, inthecompanyofgreat had caviar. fruit, somehadsandwiches,and prepared forabushlunch,somehad go wrong.Ourmessageissimple they’re doingtherightthing,things can interfere withnatureeveniftheythink starvation orferalattack. fly, andcansufferaslowdeathby and claws.Itmeansthebirdisunableto the feathersgrowinganddeformsbeak feather’ disease.Thisdeadlydiseasestops bowl cantransmitpsittacine‘beakand learnt mattersmost. survival -it’s wheneverythingtheyhave the rightfoodandshelterisaquestionof feeding skillsinthewild.Theirsearchfor to dependonusandtheycanlosetheir regulary inourneighbourhoodtheylearn diarrhoea anddehydration. milks andsugarscancausesevere actually becausingharm.Forexample, birds mightseemtoenjoy, buttheycan wildlife arelike‘junkfood’-animalsand F L EED ET L L L L L There arenumerousbushwalking Bushwalking, amusttoexperi- And thisseemedtomebethe Above all,eachwaswellequipped As youcansee,whenpeople Even feedinglorikeetsfromasingle When birdsorpossumsfeed The foodswesometimesfeed N ET ET ET ET ET I N N N N N ATURE TSELF I I I I I A A A A A TSELF TSELF TSELF TSELF TSELF TURE TURE TURE TURE TURE beautiful country, good food,a great company, in thisadventure, overriding theme . . . . . F F F F F EED EED EED EED EED F F F F F F F F F F COAST COAST CROSSING W CROSSING W PITTW PITTW MOUNT MOUNT 2) W 2) W 1) BLUE 1) BLUE COAST CROSSING W PITTW MOUNT 2) W 1) BLUE Officer AlexTucker Tracks &Access eration wouldlike toseethewalk advising PittwaterCouncilthatConfed- Confederation meetingagrees,we willbe linked bysomeroadwalks.Ifthe January Bilgola SouthHeadandBangally Head Mona Vale Head andtracksaround the beachesbetweenDeeWhyHeadand construction oflinkingtracksbetween Bicentennial Projectresultinginthe action atanappropriatetime. had indicatedthathewouldconsiderthis Confederation representatives,MrDebus proceed. Atapreviousmeetingwith DLaWC todecideiftheProjectshould meeting ofthetwoCouncils,NPWSand situation andaskhimtoconvenea Debus MPforBlueMountainsofthe before wesubmitanapplication. ready todiscussthedetailsofourproject asked ustotryagainthisyearandare one projectineachstate.Howeverthey available fundsweresufficientonlyfor funding butwasunsuccessfulas was includedintheirshortlistfor Alliance hasadvisedthatoursubmission jointly ifthisisnecessary. possible optionsseempreparedtoact some ofthefourproponents an HonoraryProjectOfficer. However the advertisementinAugustissuefor COAST COAST CROSSING W CROSSING W PITTW PITTW MOUNT MOUNT 2) W 2) W 1) BLUE 1) BLUE Our nextstepistoadviseBob Meanwhile theConservation Stage 1ofthiswalkwasa I havehadnoformalresponseto Walk Safely - Walk With a Club a With Walk - Safely Walk ARRINGAH ARRINGAH ARRINGAH ARRINGAH ARRINGAH ALONG THETRACK ALONG THETRACK ALONG THETRACK ALONG THETRACK ALONG THETRACK A A A A A AL W AL W AL W AL W AL W AINS AINS AINS AINS AINS TER TER TER TER TER ALK ALK ALK ALK ALK ALK ALK ALK ALK ALK F F POST BUSHFIRE POST BUSHFIRE of thewalk, bushwalker’s supportforthecompletion so thatwecan,ifnecessary, demonstrate comments onthissubmissiontoCouncil, (horror) safetyrails,nearpinchpoints. construction orstairwayseven to consider, alongwithnewtrack this isoneoptionthatwewillaskCouncil private propertywouldbeexpensive,but cliff collapseduetowindcaves. advised Councilofhighriskseventual at thetop,geotechnicalconsultantshave where thereis2metresormoreofreserve rock platform50metresbelow. Even these “pinchpoints“ismostlyatthe almost tothecliffedgeandReserveat boundaries ofprivatelandsextend beaches. However, inseveralplacesthe extending almostcontinuouslybetween directories showRecreationReserves Broken Bay1:25000andinstreet This willnotbeeasytoachieve. should bearoutewithoutroadlinks. recommend thatourpreferredoption the CentenaryofFederationCommittee.I suggesting thattheyseekfundingfrom completed toBarrenjoeyHeadand F POST BUSHFIRE associated hardware. almost impossiblewithoutropesand “Formidable” byexperiencedwalkers or classified as“Simple”werefound tobe contacts thatsomeofthepasses Bob them thecautionfromseveralof my another channel.Iwasabletopasson WIRES hadfoundsuchaPersonthrough from theirphonesandinthemeanwhile ied. 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Wine: Vintage ‘Chullora’Individual Desert: Potoffruitsalad(anybrand) Heatasperinstructions Tom PiperSweetCurry Main: ‘CookintheCan’Curry Heatasperinstructions Starters: SuiMinPotNoodle heated overthecampfire! nonsense mealsareallprecookedand watching otherscook.Hisideal,no spend histimearoundthecampfire NPA Walks Leader, Richardprefersto Richard ThompsonNP Richard ThompsonNP As alongtimeBushwalkerand C C C C C OOKER OOKER OOKER OOKER OOKER A A A A A Y Y Y Y Y C C C C C ORNER ORNER ORNER ORNER ORNER Phil Patterson Phil Patterson Kowmung Curry Kowmung Curry Phil Patterson Thanks RichardandPhil. to preventbreaking.Serveoverthepasta. stir untilwellblendedaddingsalmonlast all otheringredientsinseparatepotand Fresh cutcoriander 1 teaspoonGreenThaiCurryPaste Sliced redcapsicum Tablespoon freshslicedginger 3 clovesgarlic Lemon grass Small tincoconutcream Small tinredsalmon Rice orpasta Kowmung Curry Phil Patterson Phil Patterson Kowmung Curry Kowmung Curry Boil ricepastafor10mins.Mix Walk Safely - Walk With a Club a With Walk - Safely Walk From page 1 page From arrange whereandhowtocontactthem. consort, Rhada).Iamtomeetthemand celebration ofthebirthdayKrishna’s for theRadhamastamireligiousfestival(in who livealongmyproposedroutewillbehere until September12whenanumberofpeople sweet rice. followed byaBengalisweet,freshfruitor more vegetabledishesandapakhora, free. Riceisaccompaniedbydahlwithtwoor costs meabout50¢;lunchanddinnerare of dovesandbulbuls. This morningtheairisfilledwithsounds eagle perchesonatreebehindtherestaurant. egrets wadeamongthereeds,alargehawkor swamp. Therearebirdseverywhere-white the once-beautifultemplegardenisamuddy lying landaroundthetempleisunderwater, messages Idecidetogoforawalk.Allthelow- India. off! WhyamIsurprised-afterall,thisis agrees tosendmyfax-thenthepowergoes numerous officesIfinallyfindsomeonewho check thee-mailforafewdays.Aftervisiting I ampersuadedtoremaininMayapur Food, asusual,isplentiful.Breakfast While waitingforareplytomy The anxiously-awaitedinstructions To page 10 page To F F F F F F F F F F PICTURE THE BIG Rescue. the workersforBushwalkers Wilderness proud ofbeingaparttheVRAas oneof community serviceorganisation. So feel slightly biggercoginapowerful Nyngan floods.Sothatmakesme justa for lesseremergenciessuchasthe uncommon tocombineseveralsquads they wereinthe1994fires.Itisnot the overallStatebushfireemergencyas 1997 theVRAwascalledouttoassistin rescue. OnWednesday 3rdDecember, Police OfficerInCharge(O.I.C.)ofthe Operations andreporteddirectlytothe were co-ordinatedbytheVRADirectorof landslide rescueofJuly97.Thesesquads VRA SquadswhoassistedintheThredbo attached tothisarticle?Thereweremany area. Whynotlookatthelistofsquads squads butthereisalsoalargemarine country basedprincipallyasroadrescue Brigades). Themajorityofitssquadsare Rural FireService(Volunteer Bushfire the StateEmergencyServicesorThe VRA isarecognisedStatutoryBodylike Board. the StateRescueandEmergencyServices group oftheVRAwithaccreditationfrom the specialistBushSearch&Rescue Rescue AssociationInc.(VRA).BWRis many squadsoftheNSWVolunteer nity resource.BWRisjustoneofthe Rescue (BWR)partofamajorcommu- worker forBushwalkersWilderness Rescue inNSWhasyouasa Walk Safely - Walk With a Club a With Walk - Safely Walk The CALENDARS CALENDARS RESCUE RESCUE SEARCH & SEARCH & ‘A ‘A C C B B A B A B done anaccreditedFirstAidcourseas done anaccreditedFirstAidcourseas hensive FirstAidKitthenyouhaven’ hensive FirstAidKitthenyouhaven’ offered byBushwalkersWilderness offered byBushwalkersWilderness CALENDARS RESCUE SEARCH & ‘A C B A B these littlegemsto-day. have beensenttoyourclub.Getoneof Bushwalkers WildernessRescue.Copies rescue sectionoftheConfederation- and howtocontactyourownselfhelp Public andSchoolHolidays,FullMoons Confederation andS&Ractivitydates, lots ofvaluableinformationsuchas portable) littlegemisoutagain.Ithas done anaccreditedFirstAidcourseas hensive FirstAidKitthenyouhaven’ offered byBushwalkersWilderness last weekendofMay andOctober1999for Secretaries please notetopencilinthe this course.ClubWalks Program (24th/25th) ifyouareunabletoattend available onthelastweekendinOctober 31st May. Anothercoursewill alsobe Senior StJohnFirstAidcourseon 30th/ or besoontodoit. Rescue CalloutsshouldhaveaCertificate bushwalkers availableforSearch& situations (notjustforbushwalks).All for itsabilitytosavelivesinallsortsof better). FirstAidtrainingisworthhaving Senior StJohnFirstAidCertificate(or tious tripleadersshouldhaveatleasta discount ratesforwalkers.Allconscien- done anaccreditedFirstAidcourseas done anaccreditedFirstAidcourseas hensive FirstAidKitthenyouhaven’ hensive FirstAidKitthenyouhaven’ offered byBushwalkersWilderness offered byBushwalkersWilderness CALENDARS CALENDARS RESCUE RESCUE SEARCH & SEARCH & ‘A ‘A C C B B A B A B ANDAIDS ANDAIDS ANDAIDS ANDAIDS ANDAIDS OUPLE OUPLE OUPLE OUPLE OUPLE SPROS SPROS SPROS SPROS SPROS If thisdescribesyourcompre- If thisdescribesyourcompre- Bushwalkers WildernessRescue. 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9 9 ...... The Bushwalker 10 lead betterinthefuture. Rogaine forthetraineetodiscuss howto A debriefshouldbeheldafterthe over unlesssomethinggoesbadly wrong. provide aconfidenceboostbutnot take plans). Theexperiencedleadersshould progress (thatmayrequirechangingof route selectionandmonitoringof trainee shoulddothelot;i.e.navigation, leaders andexperiencedleaders.The together amixedteam(s)oftrainee that your large numbersonbushwalksitcouldbe 7pm Saturdaynightor2pmSunday. Everyone startstogetherbutreturnsby of eithertheonedayorovernightevent. hills orcreekjunctions.Thereisachoice set inobviousplacessuchasthetopof straight forward.Checkpointsarealways services Thusthecourseissetuptobe bushwalking clubsandotheremergency encourage navigationtrainingby navigation. InmyclubIregularlyholda opportunity totrainmembersin too manyblunders. where abushwalkisgoingasIhaveseen follower alwaystakinganinterestin bushwalking. Iamneverapassive really afollowerstilllearningthecraftof boost. This givesthematremendousconfidence end uparoundmidwayoftheresults. some concentratedpracticeandusually LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP TRAINING TRAINING An aimoftheRogaineisto LEADERSHIP TRAINING - If youcannotnavigateare LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP TRAINING TRAINING day eventontheirownfor Thisisagreat enter theone navigators then beginner Rogaine. The prior tothe - Ifyouhave training day navigation Why notget the area. greatly love they all not that leaders and shortage of club hasa there. Rogaine. Seeyou Emergency Services (yes) Annual most ofourIOth your clubmakesthe map. necessary 1:25,000 you willreceivethe register attheevent to you.Whenyou location willbesent the detailsof Close totheevent together asateam. you muststay easy asyoulikebut event ashardor You canmakethe tents ortentflys. sleeping bagsand teams musthave ment. Overnight adequate equip- you mustcarry two daybushwalk either aonedayor just avarietyof Now sincethisis weekend ofJunesothisyearitwillbeon teams. TheRogaineisalwaysonthelast in 1999. probably bediscussinghowtodobetter home youknowyourresultsandwill from thefinishtime.Sowhenyouhead presentation nolaterthan90minutes wait forthepresentation.We trytodothe the otherbushwalkerspresentasyouall can thendosomeserioussocialisingwith just waitingforyourcupandplate.You and hungrythereisahotmealdrink end oftheday. Sowhenyoureturntired FOOD FOOD I trustthat So whynotstartplanningyour FOOD FOOD FOOD - Thisisavailableatthe 27th /28th.Theentry forms willbesentto all bushwalking clubs aroundlate April. Theoneday teams mustbe2 to 4persons while thelimit teams is4to6. on twoday Join oneofourtreksacrosstheKokodaTrail. Small groupdeparturesoperatemostmonths of theyear. Alternatively, canoe theSepik PNG hasaspecialadventureforyou- River, hikewithHuliWigmanorbike challenge ofthisuniquedestination. Savour theatmosphere,historyand [email protected] for furtherdetailscontact: through NewIreland. Sydney, NSW 2001 Fax (02)9267-6118 Ph (02)9290-2055 (lic.2TA 0001455) without thecrowds Walk Safely - Walk With a Club a With Walk - Safely Walk GPO Box7002 bicycles, standprecariously. Theyarepowered decks onwhichthepassengers,manywith opposite sideoftheriver. Theboatshaveflat ferries pickinguppeoplewantingtogetthe convenience wouldbesatisfactory.” contribution? Anysmallamounttosuityour begging. Couldyoupleasemakeasmall English: “Excuseme,Sir. Imakemylivingby old manwhosaid,inbeautifullyenunciated while inspectingtheroadIwasaccostedbyan I areinforsomepunishingriding.Yesterday fractured bitumen.Isoonrealisethetrikeand potholes linkedtogetherbypatchesof to Darjeeling-isnomorethanaseriesof a newchainarrivesfromAustralia. certainly notgoingtostayhereforweeksuntil loosen uponceIgetoutontheroad-I’m little difference.Perhapsthestifflinkswill search Ifinallyobtainsomeoil,butitmakes words: saikeltel(cycleoil).Afteralong Bengali phrasebookanddiscoverthemagic Deciding someoilmayhelp,Istudymy from thecogsthatisaquitealarming. disconcerting seriesofjerksandloudcrashes the problem.Ridingispossible,buttherea my consternationthisdoesnotentirelysolve arrive andIadjustthederailleurproperly. To In aquietbackwaterIseecoupleof National Highway34-themainroad Continued fromPage9 Continued fromPage9 Continued fromPage9 Continued fromPage9 Continued fromPage9 F F F F F F F F F F the roadside,callingoutandwaving. people stopwhattheyaredoingandrushto policemen haltalltraffictoletmethrough, craters. TheattentionIgetisamazing- in thetowns.Herepotholesarelikebomb my neck. the surfaceandmyheadisalmostjoltedoff deep theyareuntilawheeldisappearsbeneath are theworst-there’s nowayofknowinghow the biggestholes.Pot-holesfilledwithwater so badIhavetorideaslalomcoursebetween kph. Theroadsurfaceisappalling-attimes heavy loadIcanmanageonlyabout15-20 Although theroadisalmostflat,withmy up Iamconstantlydrippingwithsweat. their excitedbrownfaces. run afterme,theireyesandteethgleamingin me asIpass.Childrendanceandshout against awallturnsaroundandalmostsprays another whilegaping.Anoldmanpeeing - menfallofftheirbicyclesorcollidewithone my trikecausesgreatexcitementwhereverIgo oxcarts, butnotrucksandbuses.Thesightof are crowdedwithrickshas,bicyclesand fanfare andamonmyway. Theminorroads along myroutetoDarjeeling. people whohaveagreedtoprovidesupport amusing buttryingexperience.Imeetthe seal mylettersbeforepostingthemwasan small thingsdone.Justfindingsomeglueto from thefrustrationsinvolvedingettingeven am impatienttostartmyrideandgetaway water hyacinthandotherdebrisflyingalong.I backwater theriverisracing,bigbunchesof by inboarddieselengines.Beyondthe The trafficandroadsurfaceareworst The humidityisawful.Oncethesun At 7.30inthemorningIleavewithout Walk Safely - Walk With a Club a With Walk - Safely Walk wake Ifeelasifamlyinginawaterbed. into thedistance,andIfallasleep.When closed eyelids. lightning sobrightitshinesredthroughmy followed byloudpealsofthunder night Iamawakenedbyincrediblyheavyrain, and Icrawlintobed.Inthemiddleof for apee.Theyfinallydriftawayonceitisdark intently asIpitchmytent,haveamealandgo instant audienceoflocalpeoplewhowatch in apatchofforest.AssoonasIstophavean find alikelycampingspotbesidelargepond by hand. ponds tosoftenthebarkbeforeitisstrippedoff top. Thestemsarebundledandsoakedin straight-stemmed plantwithafewleaveson and jutearegrowninthewater, thelatteratall canals andfloodwaterineverydirection.Rice is thewatereverywhere-ponds,streams, a goodlookastheypass. slowing rightdownsothepassengerscanhave and trucksgivemeawideberth,thebuses not yethadanyseriousproblems.Mostbuses asleep.Although thetrafficisveryheavyIhave the road,probablywhendriverfell spectacular wreckswheretruckshaverunoff spread aroundinthedirt.I’veseensome drivers tinkeringwiththeengineandparts are acommonsightalongtheroad,their they haveplentyofwork.Broken-downtrucks of dreadfulroadsandancientvehiclesensures have stallsbesidetheroad.Thecombination electricians, motorbodybuildersandsoonall roadside truckworkshops-mechanics,auto ADD ADD ADD ADD ADD After aboutthreehoursthestormfades After cycling108kmonmyfirstday, I The moststrikingfeatureofthescenery Some townsconsistalmostentirelyof FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM ...... NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR

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