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Warblings Out West Warbles from the Editor. I look forward to receiving notifications or West Auckland District reports from trip leaders, photographers and Tramping Club anyone who has taken part in the activities of the Club. Cut-off date the 10th of the month please. Contributions thankfully received from: June 2015 Peter Tuohy, Lynne Flood, Ralph Lyon, Bruce Fletcher, John Miller, Jill Engle, Louis Allerby, Pam Goldie, Trish Hopkins, Christine Major, Joy Prebble. Newsletter no. 420 Mike Denyer. Photo by Peter (while sitting on the sideboard), of the whole group enjoying a relaxed cuppa before the return walk to Scandrett. 1 Club calendar of Activities Contents Sunday tramps and what to bring: Meeting place and car-pooling takes place, unless otherwise stated, from Glen Mall, Glen Eden at the Post shop. Please be there before 8.30am to meet the Leader and give your contact phone number for the intentions form. Calendar of Transport cost to members for local West Auckland trips $5 to $10. Further afield activities destinations the cost will be suggested on the calendar. President’s Non Members pay an extra $5 to cover administration costs. report If you intend to meet the leader at the track you need to contact the Leader the night before the tramp. Trip reports Reasonable fitness and comfortable walking (weather appropriate) attire, plus your food and drink for the day are essential. Letters to the Editor The Committee June 14 Mahurangi West 8:30 am at Glen Eden COST: $10 members, $15 non members CONTACT: Ralph Lyon, 09 426-0327 if meeting at Mahurangi. For this tramp we will cover some interesting ground that you will not have visited before. We will need to cross an ankle deep stream early in the day and again later in the day, so bring a small towel with you and be prepared to cross the stream either with bear feet or in light footwear and change back into your tramping boots once you have crossed the stream. Estimated duration of the day’s tramp approximately 5 hours. Anyone willing to do Glenmall paperwork, please contact the leader. June 15 Club Night June 15 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Kelston Community Centre Main Hall COST: $2 Jim Morrow of the Auckland Tramping Club will tell us of his enthralling successful ascent. Located on the Nepal – Tibet border, Cho Oyo is the 6th highest peak in the world and is the massive mountain seen from Gokyo for those who have trekked in Nepal. (photo by JillD) 2 June 21 tramp Bethells/Te Henga Walkway Meet Glen Eden 8:30 am COST: $7 members, $12 non members CONTACT: Trish Hopkins 021 127 3862 Starting from the bridge at Bethells we will go along the coast and back. Should be dry under foot. Blow away those cobwebs! June 26 - Social Event at Dolphin Theatre 8pm; Onehunga. $22 (no concessions) at : 12 Spring Street Onehunga We have 20 seats booked for Friday 26th June. "Looking" "An hilarious adult comedy about lovable losers looking for love in all the wrong places" Book your ticket by paying cheques to Joy Prebble 1/16 Waari Ave Sunnyvale 0612 or by internet to WADTC account 12 3034 0697604 00 Please phone Joy Prebble 813-5330 to book. Your seat will be confirmed on receipt of payment. Last day for payment Friday 19th June June 28 Easy walk and picnic at Atiu Peninsula 8.30 at Glen Eden $10 members or $15non members Or Car pool from Westgate car park 9.00am under the Pylons as an extra option- Leader; Jill Dingle 0212945700 or 832-3459 Start our walk at 10am- We will enjoy the big sky of the Kaipara taking the trails of the regional park a former private farm. Easy walking and a steam- pudding to share at our picnic lunch. Some may like to call in at the Kaukapakapa pub/café on the way home. See website for directions: regionalparks.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/atiucreekregionalpark 3 July 5 9.30am Long Bay Leader: Bruce Fletcher Ph 5226982 Fare: $8 members, $13 non members Not long after the shortest day, we will have a not so long day at Long Bay, but it will still be a pleasant day all the same! Either meet at Glenmall as usual or meet leader at Long Bay Car park at 10.15. A relatively easy day to Okura esturary and back 3-4 hours return. If anyone can help out with doing the paperwork at Glenmall, please contact Bruce. Note the later start time of 9.30. 12 July 8.30am Clarks Beach Leader: John Miller Ph 6220436 Fare: $20 members, $25 non members John will be taking us on a new trip along the Clarks Beach area on the south side of the mighty Manukau Harbour. Very flat walking. Call leader if intending to go straight to start point. 19 July 8.30am Tree planting Shakespear Park Fare: $10 members, $15 non members July 19 Daphne Roberts will be the leader for Tree Planting Day 19 July Ph 021 129 4333 Time to give a little back to the environment that gives us so much pleasure. And who said there was no such thing as a free lunch! Since the formation of the Park in 1975, annual planting has greatly extended the original areas of native bush. Steeper gully areas have been fenced off and the current planting plan aims to fill gradually these, this year focusing on areas between Pink Beach and the Campground. Planting is from 10am to 1pm, and followed by a free BBQ & a walk if desired. Gloves and spades are provided but feel free to bring your own. July 20 Club Night 7.30pm At Kelston Community Centre, Committee Room . Ray & Barbara Walters (ex Tiritiri Matangi caretakers) will give us a fascinating talk on Ray's 50+ year working for the NZ Lighthouse Service. Come along and hear this amazing speaker's tales of isolated living with no power, limited technology and 5 kids to raise! The Walters are keen on catching up with old friends that may know them from their Tiritiri days. 4 25-26 July 4.30pm Sat or 9.30am Sunday at Alpine Sports Club hut Anawhata overnighter Leader: Louis Allerby Ph 8279047 A Louis and Louis "My kitchen rules" cook off! Louis A will cook up a winter warmer roast dinner that we will share around the cosy fire of the Alpine Sports hut in the Waitakeres. Louis S will whip up and produce a gastronomic dessert. You get to enjoy and judge! Easy hut to get to (just off Anawhata road) with secure parking. You are also welcome to just join us for breakfast on Sunday morning or the walk on Sunday along Quarry, Maungaroa Ridge tracks down to Piha. Bring your own breakfast. NOTE: No Glen Eden meeting. Register with Louis A and proceed straight to Apline Sports Hut on the Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Hut fee $20 + a few dollars toward the cost of food. Mulled wine anyone? For catering purposes, Louis Allerby will need those intending to partake of the roast dinner at Alpine Sports Hut to contact him by Friday 24 July. August 2 TBA August 9 TBA August Club Night August 17 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Kelston Community Centre, Committee Room, Awaroa Road Glendene COST: $2 CLUB NIGHTS Come along and hear from Alison Stanes what is happening at the fantastic Tawharanui Regional Park. The President’s report Hello Members You will find the Committee’s new roles detailed in this newsletter. We really appreciate their willingness to assist. Our new Locator Beacon will be purchased shortly. We are grateful for the investigation by Christine Major and Paul Thurston to guide our selection, also Colin Spencer’s offer to use his Burnsco Marine contact. Tom Wood will store the unit for the Club. If you wish to collect it from him you must provide details of when, where and who will be tramping. Either Paul Thurston or Peter Tuohy must also be given this information as they are also emergency contacts. Official Club Trips have first preference to use the Locator Beacon. Members can borrow it for a personal trip if it is not otherwise booked. Many thanks to Bryan and Karen Sellars who have donated a beautiful book “Tramping - A New Zealand History” to the Club. It will be available for Members to borrow when it has been covered. 5 I will be overseas from 25th June until 21st July. Important Club communication should be made to Louis Allerby, Vice President who I know is very capable and will take care of business. Jill Engle Trip reports Jackies Peak-26 April – Pam Goldie’s report (Sorry I did not include this in last month’s issue. Jill D) The day was warm and sunny and nine members and four visitors came on our adventure and climbed to the top of Te Komoki ( Jackies Peak) 148 metres for morning tea and close up view over the Manukau Harbour. It is said that a Maori Princess, Marama married one of the first settlers in the area. We then all went on to discover what the surprise was. It was a trip to Whatipu and up the Omanawanui Track to the lookout where we stopped and looked out over the harbour and enjoyed our lunch and this beautiful sunny day. On the way down to the beach we made a detour to another lookout over Whatipu beach. There were two young ladies enjoying a picnic and I thought what an amazing picnic spot.
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