Parawai TC 50th Anniversary Saturday 9 November
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Day 1, heading up the Makaroro
"Will this get me to the top of Colenso Spur?" Badjelly prepares for liftoff.
Happy trampers on Te Atuamahuru
Stream travel to Colenso Hut
Jump, David, jump!
David resists being himself
Daviding on Parks Peak
The team at Parks Peak Hut
Steep climb up to Bushline hut
On Angelus peak, with Hopeless on the right.
Tony and David as one with nature....plonkers!
Lunch at Speights bar,,,did someone say beer...mmm beer
Dodgy looking characters
The boys wearing their pirate bandanas
The planes were not flying to Lukla, so we took helicopters
Pistol and some local lads
Heading off on day one
A line of donkies
Namche Bazar
Queen Elisabeth climbing above Namche
GUO
We made it (that's why we're called the A team)!
Kala Patthar, a quick celebration
What goes up...
Passang and Tony
A small runway which runs downwards
Solly was a very good Porter albeit a bit slow
The A-plus team continued on to Chitwan National Park and Pohkra
Start of the Inca trail - woo hoo
Our first night's campsite
He fed us like kings and queens - 2 course lunches, 3 course dinners, afternoon tea party
Relaxing after the rain
Pistol and I go about it in our usual quiet, timid style
Our first look at Machu Picchu - wow, wow, wow
On top of Wayna Picchu
Our train
Give us a couple of hours and we'd knock the bastard off I reckon
Camp night four
We had breakfast outdoors in the sun
It even had some hot pools!!
Group photo
Ant nest
And look at beautiful creatures like this little stunner
We did some river rafting which was fun
A spider on one of the night walks we did
We did a canopy zip wire
Marian sailing through the trees
It ended with a 30m abseil
Nev and QE (III)
A giant of the jungle
We visited an animal rescue shelter - Caiman
That's true love right there!!
Parks Peak hut
And then walking up Takapari Road in the snow
Onesies time back at Base
... and evokes the beast within
Another wonderful pot luck buffet
and up Totara Spur we went
An enjoyable climb back onto the Main Range
Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashfull ... just kidding!
Mokai Station high country
Miracle Biv
Climbing Bruce Spur to Mokai Patea Range
Getting back takes a bit of scrambling too
Waterfall worshippers
Cousin It?
The venue for the next Parawai cup?
Paula hiding behind a bush swigging gin
The beautiful Senecio Forrest
The awesome crew
Pistol and DW
Wendy and Paula (I photo-shopped out the two guys holding them in position)
The high point Uhuru (5895m) #topofafrica
a stark monument to slavery
Walking tour of Victoria Falls
Pistol in heavy spray
A different perspective from above
Then we sat in Angels Pool
...right on the edge
Kili Killers OUT
Ponden
