2010 Pirongia 4WD Safari - Trailer

Pirongia Safari

Another successful TeAwamutu Rotary Club Safari held in March 2010 on the slopes of Mt. Pirongia and attended by a few club members.

Tect Park

Another stunning autumn day and what a great turnout of club vehicles at the Tect Park (10 in total) from our club.

The BOP Club took us for a tiki tour around the new tracks that had been opened up as a result of the hard work put in by members of both clubs.

In the afternoon we were taken to a play area for the "Big Boys Toys". Special thanks must go to the guys for letting the kids have a ride (I know of one big kid who really enjoyed herself).

Track clearing will continue at the Tect Park every Sunday during May (except Sunday the 2nd) - check the calendar for further details.

One From The Archives

We think this photo must have been taken in the olden days, before Jan started making her yummy date loaf.

Kaimai Tag-A-Long

It was a perfect autumn morning for the Kaimai-Tag-Along fundraiser.

The day started in typical relaxed country style with morning tea and scrumptious home baking put on by a group of friendly school kids and helpers.

Approximately 60 vehicles lined up with a good contingent of Landy club members. We traveled over various farms along the foothills toward the Mamaku area, mainly on farm tracks and races with some creek crossings and bush patches. Evidence of wild pigs in one area with a couple of pig skins draped over the fence proving a catch.

Our lunch stop was at an old disused lodge in a nice bush setting. Sausages were soon sizzling with home baking again on offer.

Over the relatively small area we covered it was surprising to see the difference in farms and the different farming methods. One farm had a fascinating water reticulation system with a series of old water rams pumping and squirting away, gravity fed from high points.

It was a good day with some nice views, a good mix of vehicles and great company. The day presented no great challenges but we did notice a BOP club member being towed back to Tauranga and it wasn't a Land Rover.

Our thanks go to the organisers and the land owners.

The GranKids made me do it - yeah right!

Minginui - Easter 2010

A nice couple of days were spent in and around Minginui. A great spot as always with some really nice tracks. We met up with Griff, Karen and Jordyn on Sunday and traveled with them from the Napier/Taupo road through to Minginui via various forestry roads. Griff assured us he would not get us lost in the bowels of the forest and I must say it was a tangle of look alike roads in there but after an hour or two and a few hesitant turns we popped safely out at the Minginui camp. Well done him. As we had not planned to camp we left Griff and Karen to set up tent at Pigeon Camp and went in search of more grand accommodation. The lovely old Jailhouse B&B was bursting at the seams with mountain bikers so no luck there although the nice man offered us the floor of his garage. We did eventually find a bed for the night but that is another story. Next morning we joined Griff back at Pigeon Camp and after enjoying a leisurely early morning cup of tea in the quiet of the bush we set off to explore some of the many tracks in the area before heading home later in the day. Thanks to Griff, Karen and Jordyn for a great two days. Trevor and Jan

Trevor needed just a little help from Griff!