Four people signed up, so there is one seat left in the car. Start: Saturday early morning 6ish,7ish , picked up from home, if on the way. Route: It is a medium fit trip, so we will go on Saturday from Holdsworth Lodge to Maungahuka Hut via Holdsworth, Mid Waiohine, Aokaparangi...... and on Sunday back via Totara Flats Hut. We can decide ...

Yep, in addition to possible tubing, the calendar trip this week is a Maungahuka loop. Should the tubing still go then there should also be scope to have a Maungahuka trip or some tramping variation depending on sign ups and what people want to do, probably in from Holdsworth. That said, I'll have a sign sheet at the meeting tomorrow night to gage ...

Sounds great! Unfortunately it looks like there might be the butt end of a tropical storm coming along on Friday which could make it a wee bit too exciting... will keep people informed anyway (haven't had a confirmed sign up yet) and could always try the weekend after if it all turns to poo. Will be keen for a tramp anyway!

Hey hey, Weekend after this (23-24 February) I'm rather keen to go tubing down the Waiohine River in the Tararuas, from Mid Waiohine to Totara Flats. I haven't done it, but by all accounts its a rugged little bit of river with quite a few drops, rapids and long deep gorges so probably not for the inexperienced! So to come on this trip you ...