An international team with members from China, Turkey, and New Zealand do a day trip aiming to get to the top of Mouth Matthews in the Orongorongo Forest park. We have talked about this for months and we finally put it together.
The Orongorongo is a very accessible place for those who live in the Wellington area. Easy access to a forest park. Check out the DOC stuff
here.
Saturday 17/01/2015
0728 Left Wellington in Franks car, complete with baby seat, not quite big enough for Tuncay or I. So we had a squashed trip to the Catchpool; two guys one and a half seats.
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| Ian and Tuncay in 1.5 seats |
Got to Catchpool carpark and ripped the junk out of Franks pack. Man oh man Frank has watched too much American tv!
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| Excess |
The lets get going shot with all the smiles ready to head off and no hill in site.
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| Tuncay, Frank, and Ying |
Once more including me.
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| Ian, Tuncay, Frank, Ying |
0821 Headed off to the river. DOCware at the start of the track. DOCware everywhere.
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| DOCware |
0928 At the curve bridge just before popping into the river.
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| Tuncay, Frank, and Ying on curve bridge |
Walking up the valley and crossing the calf deep river several times.
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| River crossing |
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| Tuncay, Ying, and Frank wading. |
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| The wide river bed |
1030 stopped for a cup of coffee and snack in the creek before heading up
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| Snack spot, Ying Frank, and Tuncay |
1128 Heading off up Mount Matthews.
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| Frank going up |
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| Tuncay and Ying going up |
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| DOCware ensuring we know where we are |
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| View down the valley |
1259 At the clear spot, stopped for lunch. Clouds drifting in so we not go to the top, as best views here anyway.
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| Tuncay, Ying, and Frank |
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| The top with cloud |
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| Frank |
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| Frank, Ying, and Tuncay |
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| Frank happy back at the curve bridge |
Off to the super market in Ynui to get some food for cooking over and in a fire on the beach. Wood collection, fire, cooking, and eating. Yum.
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| team cook |
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| Example of Franks cooking |
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| Hot Rocks |
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| Ying, food, and Frank |
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| The cooking rock |
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| seaweed on the rocks |
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| out to sea |
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| South Island |
Later in the dark we wandered a bit as we walked back to the car for the drive home.
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