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Re: Wednesday... Walk? Ski? Anyone?

Dale — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:07:04 GMT

I was super keen, but sounds like it's been washed away :(

Re: German Feasting- Feb 22

Dale — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:52:04 GMT

miri1984:
Hey does anyone know how I can put a photo of me on my VUWTC profile? Miri

http://vuwtc.org.nz/cs/forums/thread/5016.aspx

Re: "Butter" we saw on Makara beach, might have been cheese

Dale — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:24:24 GMT

Someone on stuff.co.nz posted that they thought it could be. They were speculating, but stuff.co.nz changed the article to suit anyway.

I havn't seen any confirmed links that it is ambergris.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4700787a11.html

Re: "Butter" we saw on Makara beach, might have been cheese

Dale — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:29:43 GMT

You eat Bee vomit all the time, whats wrong with sperm whale vomit?

pretty gross, but kinda cool.

ps. hi

Re: Ski/snowboard buddy

Dale — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:09:16 GMT

Last night I wrote an extremely basic webpage for checking the ski reports on your cellphone:

http://cubalan.net.nz/snow/

Check it out on your computer first, but there are three pages(summary, detail for each field), and its about 10 times smaller data wise than the official sites.

Should prove useful, and more info than txt/phone reports!

Uses info (live) off these pages:

Re: Ski/snowboard buddy

Dale — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:51:44 GMT

Hi guys,

A group of us head up any weekend we can, usually leaving early(5am) Saturday and coming back Sunday evening. We stay at The Crossing backpackers.

Most often we have 4 in the car, but I'll be sure to post when we have a space free!

Where do you others stay?

Re: Skiing this winter anyone?

Dale — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:50:59 GMT

I'll be there with my season pass!

Snowboarding i hope! Only done one day but it was good fun.

Skiing I've done lots, so maybe a few days of that.

Dusky Track with AUTC

Dale — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:41:03 GMT

Hi everyone, my brother is doing a trip on the Dusky track at the end of
December with the Auckland University Tramping Club, so far there are
three people going with room for a few more, he figured they may as well
see if anyone in the VUWTC was keen also.

Here are the details, contact address below for more information :
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*Overview*
What: Dusky Track
When: December 19th - 29th
Where: Fiordland National Park, South Island
Rating: Demanding

*Detail*
I'm tramping the Dusky Track at the end of the year. This is one of the
harder tracks around, but also one of the most scenic, according to
those who've done it. It involves 8 days' tramping, but I'm allowing 2
days in case of flooding (which is quite normal in Fiordland!) Even if
it doesn't flood, we can take a rest day or 2 to enjoy the scenery.

Full track description, and everything you ever wanted to know but were
too shy to ask, is at:
http://doc.govt.nz/templates/trackandwalk.aspx?id=36757

*Itinerary*
Wednesday 19 December: Fly to Invercargill, bus to Tuatapere, stay in a
backpacker's overnight
Thursday 20th : Boat across Lake Hauroko to start of track and first day
of tramping.
Thursday 27th : End of final day of tramping, if no flooding or rest
days (unlikely!)
Saturday 29th : End of tramp, if there has been flooding and/or we've
taken a rest day somewhere along the track.
There are daily boat services across Lake Manapouri, and then a shuttle
to Te Anau. It's up to you what you do after Te Anau - there are bus
services to many interesting places, some of which even have airports.
I'm bussing to Queenstown to spend New Year's there, and flying back to
Auckland on January 2nd .

Yes, the tramp will involve being away for Christmas Day and Boxing Day;
no, I can't change these dates.

Places are limited, so get in quick!

*Costs*
Tuatapere backpackers: $20-90? (yet to confirm) Hauroko boat: $70 ea
Huts: $5-10 per night, free if you own an Annual Hut Pass
Manapouri boat: TBC

Keep in mind that the earlier you book flights, the cheaper they'll
usually be.

*Requirements*
You need to have done a multi-day trip, which includes an 8-hour day
carrying a full pack. At the start of the tramp you'll be carrying food
for 11 days, plus all the gear listed below. River crossing skills are
essential, and I strongly suggest AUTC's upcoming Riverschool. You must
also be confident about your fitness. If you're unsure whether this trip
is for you, it's probably better to pass it up!

If you're keen, email me the following:

1. Name
2. Mobile or other phone number
3. Any medical conditions
4. Any dietary restrictions (e.g. vegetarian/vegan, allergies, kosher)
5. The trips you have been on this year

If you need it, my cellphone number is 027-391-7946. And feel free to
email me with any questions you may have!

Lloyd Johnson [Lloyd.Johnson@northshorecity.govt.nz]

Re: Late January, early Feb. Stewart Island trip (proposed)

Dale — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:56:59 GMT

*hand raising*

depending on whats happening/fitness :P

Re: 2007 Photo Competition

Dale — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:34:59 GMT

If you're looking for guidelines for your image format, I'd suggest:

JPEG format (not GIF!), image dimensions no bigger than 1024x768, and filesize below 500kB per image.(ideally <200kB)

This should give you decent quality and little to no artifacts when resized to fit the projector. Keep the originals around of course - they may be useful later!

Raw, unsized 2-5MB images (BMP/PSD/TGA, etc) are not ideal for emailing, or displaying on screen!

Most photo/image viewers can do this resizing/saving for you, I can recommend Irfanview (free).