Dobsons - Smiths Creek

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DOBSONS-SMITHS CREEK "Well, you win a few-you lose a (1) A blazing primus can easily and few"-we still have not figured out if speedily be flung out, we won or lost this trip. (2) A frantic bucket of water can be It was quite a fantastic weekend; wet, cold and very lazy. After two hours' thrown on it soon after. tramping on Friday night. we arrived to find a lost tramper already in his We finally set out for Smiths Creek pit, with a brew on. After we were about 11 o'clock, encountering on the settled in, six other wet individuals way policemen dressed in their canary arrived followed about ten minutes later yellow parkers, who were on a weekend by three more. Hut capacity, 12 (com- training course. fortably). Total Friday night, 16. We arrived at the Smiths Creek We didn't have a fire that night and Shelter Hut to find the other party of most of us in lighter sleeping bags W.T. & M.C., in their pits! (they hadn't froze. moved all weekend), but they rose to On Saturday the weather didn't look brew. the occasion Four of and the gave Dobson's us a much-needed Hut too promising, so we only left our pits then set out and were kindly party a to cook, collect wood for the fire and ride at the other end into given our stretch legs to shake off the "Dob- Wellington. son's Hut Lassitude". Saturday night was spent playing Five Hundred (re At this point the members of the Peter for the score) and also being party would like to thank Peter for leadshown the "Maverick Trick" for poker. ing the trip. We hope we are forgiven Be warned-hold on to your money if for eating all your anyone from that trip offers to give you chocolate, trouncing a game of poker! you at Five Hundred, and airing the first aid kit. Sunday morning brought forth some excitement when the trip leader decided to light a primus. He still has got his Those at Dobson's Hut were: Murray eyebrows, but the floor of the hut, both Taylor, Raewyn Gruebner, Lesley Yeoinside and out was blazing for a short time. It was proved by this incident that man, Hillary Hammonds, Peter Atkinwindows in a hut are a necessity. son, Ken Churchill, Dawn Ellis.