A Decade of Sunday Trips

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A DECADE OF SUNDAY TRIPS Dave Catchpole n 10 October 1993, a very special Sunday trip was heldt to mark the first ten years of day trips. On this day 10 years ago, Karin Boswell led the first official Sunday Trip over to Paua Hut in the Orongorongo Valley, and since then she has organised trips on a regular basis, at least once a month and up to 4t trips a month in the summer months. The trips have visited a great variety of areas including the coastal areas around WellingtonandtheWairarapa, the Tararuas, andjustabout: any piece of country in between. Two very successful Easter trips have been run tol Mt Ruapehu using the Club Lodge for accommodation and as a base to get out and about in the National Park Don (Frank) McGowan area. able to go over to the valley. She was By the time the helicopter arrived on In the early years ofthe Club, a lot unableto walk moret than a few paces the riverbed in front of the hut, 60 ofthe members had spent a great deal on her own and needed help to go any people had arrived to welcome Karin of time on the mountain either further SO the possibility of her and Duncan to the valley. A large working on thel hut or skiing, and very walking in was not on, but being banner, along with lots of balloons little tramping was done in the area. Karin, she was determined to be at tied to the trees, welcomed everyone Wehaveav wide variety ofabilities and the celebration. Bos and I talked the to the hut site, and a selection of fitness amongst most of the people problem over and decided that if she enlarged photos of various trips over who go on the trips, and the area gave was well enough, and medically there theyears was tacked tothe front ofthe us enough variation to satisfy every- was no objection, we could hire a hut. one who went along. chopper and fly her in So from there, the organisation for the trip After lunch and a good chin wag by One of the main trips achieved was a started. everyone, a toast to Karin was drunk very interesting trip to some caves for 10 years of very good effort, and that the Auckland contingent of the With donations from all the people then ac cake wasj produced lando duly cut WT&MC knew about, a trip to the who go on Sunday Trips, along with by Karin to a good round of fapplause. Tama Lakes, a traverse of Mt some very generous help from the Short work was made ofthe rest off the Tongariro, and a couple oftrips to the Club, a permit to land in the valley wine casks and all too soon the chophot springs on Tongariro. was obtained. User pays of course. per was back to pick up the Boswells It was a great mark of respect of and fly them back to Rongotai. Early this year, Karin had drawn up how Karin is appreciated by everythe Sunday Trip scheduleast usual and one that the cost of the chopper and A quick cleanup around thel hut and a included on it the anniversary of the permit was completely covered. nice easy walk out to the car park had trips to the Orongorongos, which for everyoneont theirwayhomeby4. 15pm convenience sake, was to go to Hut The day was fine but very windy and after a very successful and pleasant No 6, on the other side of Green's there was quite a bit of concern as to anniversary trip. Stream from Paua Hut. In the mean- whether the flight would go ahead, SO time Karin had got very sick and was alternative arrangements were made Thanks are due to all who came and very worried that she would not be but fortunately not required. made such a success oft the day