[Newt] 2015 PARTICIPATION PLANNING for hut+tent numbers + TODOs
This year will be in a different format. We expect to have one group in a *small* hut, and one group camping in tents. The two groups will be independent
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Mark Storey describes naked hiking 101
I’m repeatedly amazed at the quizzical responses I get when I tell people that I, or my wife and I, just got back from a nude hike up a river trail to a distant peak. “Don’t the bugs get to you?” “Don’t your ‘privates’ get scratched by the brush?” “You must have one nasty sunburn!” … Read more
Doug describes his
The Tora Coastal Walk, (http://www.toracoastalwalk.co.nz/) along with several others of a similar type throughout New Zealand, was established by farmers as a means of supplementing their farm incomes. These walks have over-night accommodation and food provided. On the Tora Walk trampers’ personal belongings are transported from one stop-over to the next by the rural mail … Read more
Newt 2013 Saturday 20 July
Saturday July 20 The breakfast was barely over, and we were packed and people began to leave sporadically, one car after the other. We had a couple of volunteers to
Newt 2013 Friday 19 July
Friday July 19 For our last day, it seemed like most people would be happy to visit a lake and chill out, and also our Scottish weather forecaster had foretold
Newt 2013 Thursday 18 July
Thursday July 18 After breakfast, and waiting to leave, we were entertained by some donkey sex in the next door paddock. A male and female donkey with what was clearly
Newt 2013 Wednesday 17 July
Wednesday July 17 After the long tour of the day before, we decided on a short tour to follow, so we headed up the forest behind our hut. As we
Newt 2013 Tuesday 16 July
Tuesday July 16 The long dusty drive down the valley to the Ursprungalm saw us drift through the small clump of farm houses and barns and weave our way through
Newt 2013 Monday 15 July
Monday July 15 The day started by driving south along the rough road to the Vögeialm. Parking, we set off behind the farm buildings and headed up the valley, undressing
Newt 2013 Sunday 14 July
As most people had arrived, and for a gentle start to the week, we decided to get a short hike in on the Sunday, setting off behind our farm buildings