A recent club trip was to Wellington’s Otari Plant Museum, starting at the inviting entrance with its gardens and water features. A walk along the tree canopy path led us down to the Troup Clearing where we began the climb to an 800 year old rimu tree—a good spot for a cuppa.
We continued to a pine plantation where we could see part of the old Karori Cemetery. Some of us continued on this track while others followed the Kohekohe Track to a meeting point on the 4WD track to Churton Park. We lunched on a clearing with a vista over Wadestown and to Somes Island, and then rejoined the Otari track system through the flax clearing and back to the Troup lawn.
The drizzle cleared to a pleasant day with a bit of cloud cover. Walkers were Ian and Rosie Montgomerie, Stan Smith, Bruce and Mary Lambert, Barry Kempton, Lynne King and Theresa Fawdray.
Coming trips:
All are welcome. Please telephone the leader by Thursday evening before the trip.
9 March: Walk the new Greytown Rail Trail and Waiohine River loop with Ed & Juliet Cooke (304 9497)
16 March: Climb through the Putangirua Pinnacles on the south coast and loop back on farmland.
Bruce & Mary Lambert (379 6160)
?23 March: Palliser Bay bike trip from Ocean Beach towards Cape Turakirae. Ian Rosie Montgomerie (304 9252)
?23-24 March: Eradicate heath weeds from the glorious Tauherenikau Valley. Phil Brady (DOC) (06 377 0700) or pjbrady@doc.govt.nz ?See also http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/volunteer-join-or-start-a-project/volunteer/volunteer-programme-by-region/wairarapa/
?6 April: Walk gently rolling hill country near Martinborough. Derek Wilson (306 9079)
General enquiries: Jenny Duggan 379 7644 or Ed Cooke 304 9497
