Tongariro Crossing - Saturday 20 February 2010

Accommodation Base - Whakapapa Holiday Park

Intinerary

Friday - Meet at the Holiday Park for Barbeque and Beer 8.00pm
Saturday - Transfers to the start and pickup from Whakapapa Village Saturday night lots more beer and dinner (at own cost). No dancing....unless you are a show off!
Sunday - After sleep in.... numerous walks at your leisure, eg Tama Lakes, Taranaki Falls, Silica Rapids.

You will need

Reasonable level of fitness
All your own food ..ie breakfast, lunch, energy drinks and don't forget bottled water ... the water on route has a taste of urine!
Raincoat, and sunscreen .. .get the picture? ... sense of adventure ... sense of humor

Accommodation

Whakapapa Holiday Park

Powered & Tent Sites - $17 per adult, $10 per child, Guests to provide all equipment.
Cabins - Weekends: $70 for first two people, Weekdays: $60 first two people. $20 extra adult, $15 extra child. Use of communal showers, toilets & kitchen. Guests to bring bedding, cooking utensils, cups & plates.
Self-Contained Unit - Weekends: $99 first two people. Weekdays: $84 first two people. $20 extra adult $15 extra child Private ensuite, equipped kitchen, TV. Includes bedding.

Other accommodation is available, eg Chateau etc

Contact details - Juliette Curry, c/- Taupo Native Plant Nursery.

Registration form - will be send out early December

Approximate cost - $50.00 per person - Includes transfers to start and finish of track... and some sausages and beer

Put 27-30 May in the diary for the 2010 Conference - all the details here.

Australian Conference - Perth 13-16 May 2010.

International Tour and Conference is in Eastern Region from 16 September

Ken Davey's contribution was recognized by an Award of Merit at the 2009 conference, while Dave Ogilvy received the Award of Recognition

As one attendee put it, we survived the D'Urville Island Field Day!