Dobson's-Smith's

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* DOBSON'S-SMITH'S What a shock I, my boots and pack been in Smiths for a long time. A lazy received when off to Dobbies we trudged afternoon was spent playing poker and with Slats and her party one recent 500 while outside it poured down. Then Friday evening. As usual I was dragging came Judy and Allen to join us and at behind and I must thank Bruce Miller for 7 p.m., singing outside the door, none lightening my pack at the turn off. Ail other than Bruce Jefferies and Paul went well until I fell on my in Green with the news that Bruce had to the mud and oh, the oaths!! which for- be back in town at 10 a.m. to play rugby. tunately only the birds could hear. We then discovered we had only one Dobbies achieved, but not a place to watch between us, and my, was that over-worked. rest my weary head for the Tongue and Meats were not alone. By the way, Chief Guide Bruce would At 5 a.m. next morning an alarm like some tuition in lighting a fire clock rent the air with a strident shriek. with damp wood-he was having diffi- Never having heard one before in the culties. bush I was amused, but the people to We were just preparing to leave when whom it belonged kindly made a brew in burst Hank with the news of Peter which they shared with us, finally leav- and his broken ankle and within minutes ing at 7 a.m., and that was the last we everyone had orders, mine were to get saw of Peter (J.C.) for a little while. going, others to stay. To Smiths!! Bruce, Katie, Phillip, Thank you Slats, for a pleasant week- Slats, Derek and I set off but all seemed end, although there were only a few to to go different ways, everyone arriving share the truck on the way home. there about lunch time. Reminiscences followed as neither Derek nor I had -MARIE.