74 Kallista Rd.

QUEENSLAND Rochedale South

QLD 4123
BUSHWALKERS Email qldbwc@yahoo.com
CLUB Inc. Phone No (07) 3341 7509
www.geocities.com/qldbwc
Newsletter August 2008

The Chilly Crew on the Castle Crag Walk

Club News
Pilgrimage 2008 22-24 August 2008
The Gold Coast Bushwalkers are the hosts for Pilgrimage 2008
and they have put on a great program. Full details are inside the
Newsletter.
The list of walks is very exciting as there are quite a few that our
Club has not done before. There are activities even if you do not
wish to walk.
The QBW committee urges as many members as possible to
attend this annual gathering of bushwalkers.
Membership Now Due
Membership is now due and all members will have received a
Membership Renewal Form by email or by postal mail.
Membership is $30.00 which lasts till 30/6/2009. If you wish to
have the Newsletter posted to you, it will cost an additional
$15.00. Otherwise the Newsletter can be downloaded for free at
http://www.geocities.com/qldbwc/newsletr.html
Members have until the end of August to renew or risk having
their membership cancelled.

QBW Xmas Party 5-7 December 2008 Southbank Walk and Dinner 11 July 2008
This year's Xmas party is at the "House of Happiness" on the Seven members met at 6.00PM and had a pleasant walk along
ocean side of Bribie Island from Friday afternoon till midday the riverbank. They then enjoyed a meal at the Crepe Cafe.
Sunday.
The facility caters for 80 persons in dorm style accommodation, Three Monkeys Coffee Night 23 July 2008
is set amongst spacious and fully landscaped gardens with a Again seven members attending this coffee night at West End
swimming pool and is just across the road from the surf beach. including two new members.
Saturdays activities will include local walks and kayaking with a
"beach party" themed BBQ in the evening and plenty of games First Aid Course 26 July 2008
and fun in the volleyball and basketball court on the Sunday.
Six members did a refresher CPR course. Among them were
Cost will be aprox $25-$30 (with extra for kayaking) for the members who had led 5 walks or more in 2007 and thus were
weekend. entitled to full re-imbursement of costs.
Please note your social calendar, get your boardshorts out of Any member who has led or is planning to lead a walk is entitled
mothballs and I'll advise you of more details closer to the date. to 50% re-imbursement on a First Aid Course.
Please also advise if you would like to help with walks etc.
Also the photo competition is on again this year and the final
New Members
winners will be announced during the weekend. More Jon Beer Lyla Cobiac
information on the Photo Competition will be in the Newsletter Mark Myers Tonia Osborne
soon. Linda As at 30/07/2008 we have 114 financial members

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 General Information The Management Committee
Meeting Place President Helen McAllister 3844 8464 (H)
Club meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month starting at Vice President Gary Woodward 3245 2695 (H)
7.30PM. There is no Club meeting in January. Secretary Sandra Thomas 3711 4134 (H)
Meeting are held at the Little King's Hall on the corner of Carl Treasurer Chris Breitenbach 3870 1948 (H)
and O'Keefe Streets, Buranda. Entry is via the gate on Carl St.
Outings Officer David Rae 3395 1838 (H)
There is parking within the grounds and in Carl Street.
Membership Officer John Hinton 3343 3724 (H)
Tea/Coffee and cake/biscuits are provided after the meeting. A
coin donation would be appreciated. Editor Richard Kolarski 3341 7509 (H)

Membership Social Secretary Linda Hellmuth 3899 5017 (H)

Before a visitor can go on a walk, he/she must be a Member Training Officer John Brunott 3209 9598 (H)
(Probationary or Ordinary) or be a member of an affiliated club.
Membership fee is $30.00 and lasts till the end of the Club’s Other Voluntary Positions
financial year which is on the 30th of June each year. Equipment Officer John Brunott 3209 9598 (H)
Probationary Membership Supper Convenor Mary Sherlock 3209 8514 (H)
A non-member automatically becomes a Probationary Member BWQ Rep Ken Walters 3344 1927 (H)
on his/her first walk after signing the waiver form. There is no BWQ Rep Richard Kolarski 3341 7509 (H)
fee payable to become a Probationary Member.
However a Probationary Member must become an Ordinary
Member on his/her 2nd walk by filling out a membership form and Campsite Monitors
paying the membership fee. Barbara Makepeace Ratatat Hut
Mt Barney, Rum Jungle, Old Hut Site
Ordinary Membership
(& satellites) and East Peak
A person may become an Ordinary Member by filling out a Spicer’s/Double Top saddle
membership form and handing the form to a committee member
Kerry de Clauzel Throakban, Barney Gorge and
or walk leader and paying the membership fee.
Lower Portals
An Ordinary Member has the right to vote at an AGM or be
Richard Kolarski Running Creek Falls
elected to a committee position. A Probationary Member has
neither of these rights. Ann Kemp Spicers Peak
Members of Another Bushwalking Club John Brunott Ballows
Members of another bushwalking club which is affiliated with
Bushwalking Queensland Inc or an interstate Federation are Editors Pic
covered by the same Insurance as QBW. It is not necessary for
them to become a member of our Club to go on our walks.
However they have no rights of an Ordinary Member.

Club Equipment
Free Use By Members
Compasses EPIRBs GPS's Topo Maps

Emergency Sunmap
First Aid Kits UHF Radios
Lights CD’s

Contact David at 3395 1838 or david_r_rae@optusnet.com.au

For Hire
Giant Earthworm
Abseil Gear Back Pack
This earthworm was seen on a walk in Brisbane Forest Park.
There is a $5.00 charge for There is a $5.00 charge for
use of the Club rope and hire of the back pack. Some Australian native earthworms can grow to an enormous
another $5.00 charge for use size. The 'Gippsland Giant', (Megascolides australis), is cited in
of harness and accessories. the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest earthworm
at 3 metres. Large worms also occur in Queensland through to
Contact Trevor at 0411 512 202 Tasmania, and these are all different species.
Australia can also boast the biggest in other departments.
For Sale The Tasmanian Giant Crayfish (Astacopsis gouldi) is the world's
largest freshwater invertebrate. It is found in clear cold mountain
Bivy Bags $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00
streams in northwest Tasmania and reaches 5 kgs in weight.
These bivy bags are 2 metres by 0.9 metres and are bright
orange in colour. Use as a pack liner or emergency bivy bag. The Giant Wood Moth (Endoxyla cinerea), found throughout
Queensland and NSW, is the world's heaviest moth reaching a
Club Polo Shirts $20.00 each
weight up to 26 grams.
S size left only.
The Giant Burrowing Cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros),
Space Blankets $2.50 each.
which is found in Queensland, weighs up to 30 grams.
Light weight and take up no room at all. A must for all walkers!
Sweet dreams while sleeping in the bush.
Ring Patricia Kolarski on 3341 7509.

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 Pilgrimage 2008 How to Register
The Gold Coast Bushwalkers Club Inc are the hosts for this Registration Forms can be downloaded from the Pilgrimage web
year's Pilgrimage. site at http://au.geocities.com/qldpilgrimage/pilg2008.html

Date 22-24 August 2008

Cost
Venue: Mt Nimmel Lodge,
$30.00 for the whole weekend if paid before the event.
271 Austinville Road, Mudgeeraba
$35.00 if paid at the event.
Water: Please BYO drinking water to the Pilgrimage making
sure you have an adequate supply for the weekend.
Pilgrimage Walks
Note that this is a draft list only, in no particular order, and is
How to Get There
being regularly updated. A full list of walks descriptions and their
UBD Reference: Gold Coast Map No.67:A6 gradings will be available at the Pilgrimage.
If travelling south via the Pacific Motorway, use exit 79 Off-Track Walks (all or in part)
1. Horseshoe Falls circumnavigation. Follow Waterfall Ck down
off Springbrook; return via Great Walk.
2. Tallebudgera Cream Track to Mt Gannon Ridge. Ascend to
Springbrook, then across to Mt Gannon.
3. Currumbin Valley to East Cougal and Boyds Butte. Prominent
rocky features at the end of Currumbin Valley
4. Little Nerang Creek West Circuit. Down a ridge to Little
Nerang Dam, then back up the creek.
5. Pages Pinnacle. Prominent rocky pinnacle overlooking Hinze
Dam.
6. Bally Mountain. Centrally located mountain, overlooking two
valleys.
7. Currumbin to Tweed Five Ridges. Follows a series of ridges
close to suburbia.
8. Springbrook to West Cliffs. Follow the western clifflines of
Springbrook Plateau.
9. Nerang State Forest. Follows Coombabah Ck into its
rainforested upper reaches.
10. Mt Nimmel to Springbrook Pinnacle & return. Provides an
Program unusual approach to the Springbrook Pinnacle.
Friday 22nd August 2008 On-Track Walks
12 noon onwards Registration of arrivals 11. Shipstern. Binna Burra walk which overlooks Numinbah
7pm - 10pm Walks sign on sheets available. Valley.
6pm until late Supper of soup, coffee, tea etc 12. Coomera Circuit. Binna Burra walk following Coomera Creek
(please BYO cups). (recently re-opened).
7pm onwards LCD projector and big screen 13. Mt Warning. Prominent mountain in northern NSW.
Bring your digital photos or videos 14. Springbrook to Numinbah Valley (via Great Walk). Follows
Saturday 23rd August 2008 the recently opened Great Walk.
6am onwards Registration of arrivals. 15. Purlingbrook Falls to Apple Tree Park. Continues past
Purlingbrook Falls onto part of the Great Walk.
7am onwards Staggered walk departure times.
16. Daves Creek. Binna Burra walk which includes many
Throughout the day Coffee and Tea available.
different vegetation types.
Self-guided orienteering course
Visiting the local scenic spots. 17. Moran’s Falls, Pat & Luke’s Bluff. An assortment of walks
near O'Reilly’s.
3.00pm Damper Cooking Demonstration
BYO ingredients and camp oven. 18. Waterfall Creek. Following Waterfall Ck firetrail upstream in
Numinbah Valley.
5pm onwards Return of walkers.
Arrange own evening meal. 19. Mt Nimmel Lodge to Mudgeeraba. From the campground to
Mudgeeraba via Wallaby Creek.
6.30pm onwards Bush Dance with "Band O Coots".
Dress up in Bush Olympics theme. 20. Mt Nimmel Lodge to “Flat Top Hill”. A short walk from the
campground to a lookout.
8.30pm Light supper supplied
(please BYO cups). 21. Burleigh Headland and Currumbin Creek. Includes some
beach, headland and creek-side walking.
Sunday 24th August 2008
22. Burleigh to Surfers Paradise Q1 (beach walk). A beach walk
7am - 9am Breakfast available.
which ends at the Coast's tallest hi-rise.
8am - 9am Bush Poetry.
Miscellaneous
7am - 11am Swap and Sell
Kayaking. Paddling around the Hinze Dam.
9am - 11am The Games (organised by GCBC).
Bike Ride. Mountain bike riding in Austinville-Bonogin Valleys.
11am -11.30am Speeches, Presentations
Damper Making. On Saturday afternoon, for non-walkers and
and Passing on of the BOOT.
those back early.
Midday Pilgrimage close.

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 Past Walks
Castle Crag 18 May 2008
Eleven people gathered at Canungra early on a chilly, windy
Sunday. There had been a heavy storm the previous night but
there were only a few clouds over Lamington. The rain had
washed any haze away and we had clear views out to the Main
Range and Mt Barney area as we drove up to O'Reillys.
At the carpark we met a group of Gold Coast Bushwalkers who
were doing the exact same walk. They left about twenty minutes
before us but we met them several times during the day in
passing.
The chilly weather made us walk briskly down the Border Track
and along the turnoff to the old abandoned loggers camp. There
were only a few remnants left but we did find a rusty bucket next
to a water source.
We met the Gold Coast Bushies a little further on who had taken
a wrong turn and we were able to steer them in the right
direction. We had morning tea at Lyre Bird Lookout on the
escarpment which gave us a view of the Lost World.
We continued along the escarpment to the Orchid Bower but at
this time of year there were no orchids in bloom. The Moonlight
Crag Lookout gave us fantastic views to the south and we could
see the ridge of Castle Crag, our destination.
At Balancing Rock we gingerly made our way out to the ridge. It
was almost the middle of the day and the sun gave us some
warmth but there was still a cool breeze. We had lunch at Castle
Crag enjoying the views out to the west.
We returned to O'Reillys via Morans Falls and the Wishing Tree.
Afternoon tea at the Alpaca coffee shop brought the day to a
fine close.
Many thanks to the crew, which included six relative new
comers to the Club. Richard
Running Creek Falls 24 May 2008
What makes any outing special is not just the physical
environment but also the combined company of the people who
were involved with it.
Running Creek Falls
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How we utilised the individual skills and knowledge of the eight
good folk who attended made it an enjoyable and unforgettable
experience.
I would describe some of the more entertaining moments as
follows…
On the way in through the rainforest Steve had a blow out. That
is, the base of one of his boots completed separated from the
top portion at the front creating a bit of a flap. The boots had
come highly recommended and were only six months old. I
won’t mention the brand or try and extol their virtues. It was
lucky that we had a supply of tape to apply some added support
every now and again so that we could proceed with our little
adventure.
We carefully navigated our way to the Falls and with a good hint
of cool we absorbed the magnificent atmosphere about the area
of the falls. After lunch we did some exploring to try and find an
access route up the escarpment that could lead on to quick
route to the top of the falls.
We gingerly made our way up a wash out through dense
pockets of lantana. Concerned about the crumbling surface and
rock fall we kept good distances between the individuals in our
conga line. At the lead Richard scouted around for routes past
the rock and lantana obstacles. Due to limited time and the
potential hidden risks we decided not to go any further with that
project.
Before we headed back down Steve (close to the lead) was
calling for more tape to re-bandage his boot. Tape was thrown
down to Steve but bounced off a rock and deflected down
towards Frank. In his desperation Steve yelled to Frank to
‘watch out’. The rest of the message was inaudible from above.
I looked down and saw a horrified look on Frank’s face as he
tried to duck for cover. When the message became clear to
Frank he yelled back something to the effect ‘I s**t myself…I
thought a rock was coming down’. As we descended we
watched out for any additional hazard (in the form of brown
slippery patches).
We made our way back out of the forest and through the
farmland to the cars in day light. I was dragging the chain at the
tail end on the way home as I was feeling a bit dozy. I was
comforted by the thought that should I need a surge of energy to
walk back to the cars, there was always the electric fence.
Trevor D.
Mt Mitchell 25 May 2008
There were six of us who braved this walk. We parked at
Bellbird Picnic Ground as this was where the walk was to end.
We set off up the Bellbird track around 8.00am to the
Cunningham Gap Car Park where across the road is the start of
Mt Mitchell walk.
Mt Mitchell
We headed up the Mt Mitchell track taking in some of the
spectacular views back towards Brisbane and west towards
Warwick. The track meanders around Mt Mitchell until you reach
the top around 1170m. On reaching the summit we took a
morning tea break. An unknown walker arrived and he kindly
offered to take a photo of all of us.
On the way back down we took the track to the left that leads to
West Peak where we had lunch. After lunch we took a bearing
to try and get as close as possible to Bellbird Picnic Ground. We
followed the ridge down the West Peak toward the picnic ground
until we reached a high ridge, the picnic ground was on the
other side of this ridge.
It was agreed to skirt around the ridge and we came out onto
the Cunningham Highway 600m short of the picnic ground. It
was just as well we went around the ridge as there is a sudden
step drop off the ridge onto the highway. We walked up the
highway to the picnic ground arriving around 2.00pm where all
showed their gratitude for a great walk.
I would like to thank John Morris, Margaret Smith, Noelene
McKay, Suzanne Stevens and Muriel for accompanying me on
this walk and making it a walk to remember. Gil. Gunthorpe
Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk 7-9 June 2008
I’d like to prelude this walk report with a wonderfully prophetic
piece of wordsmanship from our intrepid leader:
“The best thing about hitting your head against a wall is that it
feels so good when you stop”. (Richard Kolarski, Sunshine
Coast, 2008.)
This just about sums up a three day walk in the rain, but as we
quite enjoyed it I suppose some more details are in order.
This was Richard’s walk, so some may ask why I’m writing this
article? The answer is called Opening-Your-Mouth-At-The
Wrong-Time. That and a desire to ensure that a full, factual,
(rain and all) account be presented. Other than that, I wouldn’t
dream of putting future patrons of this walk off by mentioning the
couple of significant ups that the State Government’s great walk
initiative has provided access to.
For walkers used to extended wilderness trips the Great Walks
provide a different dimension to getting away from it all. One that
includes flexibility in route planning and unusually good
campsites.
The Sunny Sunshine Coast Crew
This walk was, in part, a training weekend for my companions
who’re heading to Central Australia for three weeks walking on
the Larapinta Trail. I was a ring in, there because Richard had
promised that we would finish up at the Mapleton Hotel for a
Monday counter lunch. We all have our priorities.
The weather bureau’s prognosis was not as bad as it could have
been, but only because in southern Queensland it’s always
possible to get the tail end of a cyclone. The forecast was for
cool and wet with a promise of showers, and probably rain, as
long as the storms held off.
Sounded like ideal training for a three week desert trek. Nothing
like a rainforest deluge to prepare you for a desert walk that
traverses the Finke, one of the oldest and driest rivers in the
world and which finishes on one of the oldest and most worn
mountains in the world, Mount Sonder.
Mind you, if you were on top of Mount Sonder (and your arms
were 36 metres long) you’d still have the satisfaction of being
able to reach down and pat Ben Nevis, Britain’s tallest mountain,
on the head. For now it was too late to back out; I had to be
content with a double check that my galoshes and rain jacket
were packed.
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On the bright side there aren’t too many walks where you can
forget about cars and car-shuffles. Patricia was graciously
performing the part of limousine hostess, driving us to the start
of the walk and picking us up at the finish. A cynic might suggest
that by doing so she was ensuring that her husband could not
invite her to endure (I mean enjoy) the rain (doh… I mean walk).
I had, as a participant in this promising expedition, visited the
EPA website on Friday and been a little put off by a warning that
the walk was closed because of storms. I rang the local office at
Maleny and was told that no-one there was aware of a track
closure, though there had been a lot of work going on the
previous day due to storms the previous week.
So, two hours after leaving fog shrouded Brisbane, our intrepid
group was standing in a muddy lay-by on the Flaxton Mill Road,
watching Patricia driving off, followed by a rooster tail of air
borne mud. A gust of wind accompanied by the pitter-patter of
leeches bouncing from leaf to leaf announced the first of many
rain storms as we started off on the track. We were committed
now; we were wet, and we were looking at a notice reiterating
what the website had said, that the track was closed due to
storms.
Having just said goodbye to our transport, and buoyed and
indemnified by the assurances of the Maleny office the previous
day, we decided to interpret the sign as superseded and set off.
The first leg was a pleasant undulating walk to Flaxton Walker’s
Camp. Like all the campsites we visited it was well set up, with
pit toilets, tank water and cleared campsites with platforms for
laying gear out and cooking on.
The one boo-boo I think whoever designed the sites made is in
the construction of these platforms. They need to be a foot
longer, then they would be ideal for pitching a tent on in really
bad weather when the ground is sodden and in some cases
running with water.
Flaxton camp adhered to the pattern that emerged during the
course of the walk. As we approached the site the rain stopped,
held off while we had 'smoko’ and started again when we left.
From Flaxton the walking was pleasant with, at times, airy views
towards Mapleton Falls National Park. The only reservation
being that the airy view occupied what would otherwise be a
level walk to Mapleton Falls, necessitating a steep descent of
over 200 metres into Baxter Creek and a corresponding climb
out the other side.
Baxter Falls
Baxter Creek is a brief hiatus between constant down and
constant up, a beautiful place for a break. There is a waterfall
that in the conditions was positively pumping water into the
creek and a palm shrouded suspension bridge that would be at
home over any tropical inlet.
Unfortunately whichever direction you have arrived from the way
out is up. The one consolation being that with steep tracks like
this you know that each and every step you take is moving you
that much closer to the torn and rugged battlements above.
Eventually we reached Suses Pocket Road where a nice man
offered us cool drinks all round. I’m not sure why we refused, but
I think it had something to do with standing in heavy rain and
knowing that a break in setting off for Mapleton Falls could sap
our resolve. The nice man also regaled us with a jolly story of
how a local woman had fallen and broken her leg only days
before, requiring a full scale rescue on the section of track we
had just traversed.
From Suses Pocket to Mapleton Falls we splashed our way
along Obi Obi Road. This is one of the interesting facets of
Great Walks, at least those of my experience; they aren’t
adverse to slotting in a bit of curb-side walking, hardly the thing
for purist bushwalkers but in an area like this it adds a pleasant
dimension with rustic houses and the distant hope (never
realised) that a coffee shop might be selling fresh pastries
around the next corner.
Mapleton Falls offered a fully equipped picnic area with
substantial shelters to provide respite from the rain while we
lunched (oh and views, but on the day they consisted mainly of
fog and clouds). The walk from here to Ubajee Walkers Camp,
our home for the night, was more or less level; pleasantly
undulating I think the correct term is. We crossed Gheerulla
Creek in the Delicia Creek Conservation Park and headed on for
the campsite.
The section of the walk after the Conservation Park is an active
forestry area and it was disappointing to see the wide swaths of
forest that had been cleared to give passage for the logging
trucks. Covered in grass these byways would be quite magical,
but ankle deep or better in mud the effect was somewhat
diminished.
It wasn’t too long though before we reached the camping area
and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was if anything
better set up than Flaxton. It had a more open feel being on top
of the ridge and there was a wide selection of campsites, a
clean toilet building and fresh tank water courtesy of the recent
deluges.
The other pleasant thing was that thanks to Richard’s
mysterious agreement with the weather gods we had secured a
break in the rain, both evening and morning, for us to eat,
administer to our tents and discuss the day’s adventures.
Ubajee Walkers Camp also offered a break in the clouds and a
superb sunset as a pre-dinner entertainment.
View of Gheerulla Creek Valley
The next day followed the same pattern of rain, airy views and
steep descent, this time into the Gheerulla Creek valley. The
modest creek we had crossed before the campsite the previous
day had cut itself a serious slot in the hinterland somewhere
past there. On this section of the walk we could see why the
track closed signs had been up.
In places the water must have been a couple of feet, not to
mention calves, knees and perhaps waist, deep. There was
plenty of evidence that the side tracks had themselves been
swift running streams.
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The water was well and truly gone but I would give this area
some respect during in and immediately after heavy storms. The
track here followed Gheerulla Creek and had a nasty tendency
to descend. Nasty because that ridge, the one way up there,
and constantly getting further up there, was where we were
camping tonight. When the track eventually took a turn and
decided that it was time to reclaim our lost elevation there was
nearly 400 metres of uninterrupted up to enjoy.
On the positive side (did I say positive?) once we had finished
with the up we were pretty much at Thilba Thilba, our camp for
the night. Thilba was an improvement, even on the very
pleasant Ubajee campsite, in that the other walkers heading
there – a group of two, decided to camp well away from the cliff
edge. This left us the pick of these very nice sites and two sets
of picnic tables. Also our very own look out, complete with giant
orb weaving spider, from which to enjoy the sunset and sunrise.
Once again Richard had managed to secure a break in the
weather morning and evening for us. Not so though for the bulk
of the night of which there were numerous hours. It poured, in
between pouring it bucketed down. And while it bucketed down I
just hoped that I wouldn’t need to go to the loo during the night.
But the expeditionary crew for Central Australia can be certain
that their tents won’t leak, unless they decide to use them as
boats.
In the morning we woke to perfectly clear blue sky, a woolly fog
filled the valleys and the sunrise was a sight to behold. This
lasted until breakfast was more or less finished, at which time
the clouds blew in and rain once more reclaimed the day.
Sunset
Monday was a short day. Fortunately so as it was the wettest
day so far, but there wasn’t too much up and down, and the
track ran along pleasant, rural, dirt roads and easy trails. There
was also the delectable and tantalizing prospect of a pub lunch.
Given the rain no-one wanted to keep Patricia waiting at the
pick-up point and in truth we powered on to make sure we were
there in plenty of time.
The pick-up was where Delicia Road provides access to the
track to Gheerulla Falls. Funnily enough though Richard couldn’t
interest anyone in venturing down (and up) the 250 metres to
the Falls. The nearest any of us were prepared to venture was
speculating on the prospects of a well dressed young couple
who asked for reassurance that this was in fact the track to the
Falls, perhaps a little put off by how wet and muddy the path
was.
We were soon at Mapleton, wearing dry cloths and scurrying
through the rain to the hotel to discover that the combination of a
long weekend and chilly wet weather meant that the last of the
steak and Guinness pie had been gobbled down two days
previously. But holes in the menu aside, cold beer and warm
food were a welcome culmination to the weekend.
Congratulations must go to Richard, not least for the
organisation that he put into the weather (and walk) but
especially for including a lunch in a warm pub on the way out.
Trevor (the Word)Smith