Bains and Beans

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BAINSAD BANS. Sopt._1 17/19th, Having struggled in a wizard of a blizzard 7,000 fort up Ruapehu, scooted up and down scoria on "gnont and travorsod iTappy" I was loath to adnit - "No, I'vo NVER beon to Bainos, in fact, I'vo not bonn past "anronga". so - along with tho tooning massof trampors I board that thing arfrctionot-ly callod thr "rampors"Bus" at nino pip omma on Friday. Anazing I in spito of ropeatod offorts to ontico tramporsto thr Orongo's, this tine, without any offort whatsonver - Wo find twenty W.T.M.C. bods just pushin' and shovin' rithor for (a) Bains - Papatahi, or (b) "asy work-ond Orongorongots as por schodulo. Mo, I WPS to bo- an rasy Took--nder, so I thought. "urny, but ovoryone whon yon encountored on oithor of tho two bus-s Sronnd to want to stay at Bainos, como what mayo Navor having Sorn this Hut but gathoring that it wasn't lastic, I thore and thon docidod I'd bettor-bo anongst tho-first arrivals and shot off l-aving Auntio Th-lma sonowhero in tho mud on tho G. B. Soo how tranping makos you tough - or Pors it? "Vor hrard of that Nolan ditty I "Plonty of roo 1 for you and me I don't push just shovo" - Wo1l. Ho aro now making ourway to Bainos, bright noonlight up tho rivor, tho rangos are woll dofined and rather fascinating in all this night brightnoss. Am with Scotch laddio Bill - alias "ully" and Don, lias Frank, if only you could have hoord Bili's - "Broaard Bracht Moonlacht Nacht" and his soft nurmurings of "ai --it's gr-a-a-nd". It Woro too - a torch was almost superfinous. W.-"bashed"-on as Bill says and bocauso Frank had boen thrre boforn wo took to tho Manuko Flats and avoid-d all thr criss-crossing, thus arriving at Bainos et 12.15,-dry fnet an' all, and thereby baggod the best board on ths floor whil- also staking claims for those watd loft bohindo Cyril had started tho fire and Wo-hooked up thr biggost black billy for tho next contingent. I shuddor to think what-tino Woall driftod off to that world callad slocp - whoro thero's no boots at all. lfy waking thoughts aro minglod-with a visionof Ivy sitting up with long trossos 'bout-hor shouldors doclaring sho HAD to lot down hor hair to kocp hor nars warm - somthing wrong with tho tochniquo up that nd of the bunk mothinks! In tho usual brisk (? --d.) manner To riso and shine, doclaring wo'll go a littlo way with tho Papatahi enthusiasts, bocausr, having had snoked fish for brrak*ast wo'll probalbly want to drepo ourselves around Bouldor Crock and DRINK! Tho party Sots off-in two groups, tho Socond dillydallying around and not mooting thr first until tho-trig on top of Papatahi is Toached. Our party leavos thr d by Torry, Rod and Billatl tho way from Shamrock - they prastically'sing us to slocp which, of course, is a drcidad improvement" on tho previous night's ent-rtainm-nt. Sunday Wo Ewoke to rain- rain and frinnd Bill says quito bright liko Iull tho Bu-r-n brin spatn?" Comploto collapsn on our part: Had it boon a sunny day Wr would, no doubt, havo lingored longer at Bainos, but onco-np pnd about cano tho docisions - "hakanui or no - Manronga or no - sonchow th- perty dividad itsolf onco norn and right of us Srt off down tho B-u-T-n Enot in spato in spito of frirly hnavy rain) to call onTerry and company who wrTo-kooping strictly to-schodule (b). Lunch Sunday, as avoryone knows, is genorally scraps, but what is this? BANS, tins and tins of fen, much to my sorrow. In spito of boing full of beans was not too happy whilst screnbling up Jacob's Leddor - it WoTo hotrand sticky. I folt as though IJd hrd- junping boons and Terryts Gremlin was just infront of no all tho way through tho fivo nilo and over thn G.B. Ily thoughts that night whilst drifting off in an enpty stato (minus boens) Bai-n-n-s and-B-ANS : Tho Thakanui Track folk mado quito good timn to tho fivo bus - having also "pestnd on BANS. Ican recomodPapetehi as a good climb only if it's fins as Wr frel sure tho roward would bn 2 truly magnificent visw. Tho"party was:- Ae Albort Turney (Lrador), Donis Allison, Devid "allor, Bill Campbr11, *sther-Mary Rigg, Harold Strotton, Paul Dvryrr, cyril-Jacquard, Ashl-y Lopper, Tholma Dodgo, Ligh Hart, Grorgn Collins, Frank McGowan, Ivy Logg and "thyl Cartor, "B. Torry Moore, Rod Hilne, Bill Rice, B-tty Browstor and John Robinson. T.C.