Travers Valley Easter 1970

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TRAVERS VALLEY EASTER 1970 We left Wellington on Thursday weather packed in a bit. We left the night on the Aramoana, and went on camp-site in dribs and drabs, and on to St. Arnaud by bus where we spent arriving at Lakehead Hut we found we the night. had lost one of the young boys. We Next day we went up Lake Rotoiti organised a search of the valley while by jet-boat, and were all at Lakehead Paul Green went off around the lake. by about 10a.m. Then we set off We spread out over the valley and the Travers Valley, stopping for funch searched right back to the camp-site at about 11.45a.m. Here six of us de- with no sign of him, so we returned cided to leave the main party and climb to Lakehead Hut. Then Paul arrived Mt. Travers, so we set off up to Sum- back to say that he had found him mit Creek. On the way, going over three-quarters of the way round the Cupola Creek, I put my foot through lake. We then headed off back to St. the bridge. We spent the night at Sum- Arnaud where we had a swim and mit Creek, then in the morning set off boarded the bus. On the way back we early to climb Mt. Travers. We finally stopped at the Wairau pub where we reached the top at about 12 noon, had had refreshments and pies, and then lunch and then headed down to the headed back to Picton where we boardcamp-site, arriving back at about 4 p.m. ed the Aranui and sailed back to Wel- The next day which was Sunday, we lington after a most enjoyable trip. slowly went down to Hopeless Creek, BRUCE LUDLOW where we had lunch and sunbathed Those on the trip: Jenny O'Brien, till about 2.30 p.m. and then went Murray Taylor, Jeremy Treadwell, down to about Shift Creek, where we Tony and Annette Gazley, Robert once again joined the medium party Thompson, Dave Minard, Bruce Ludand spent the night. On Monday the low.