The Karangahake Gorge

As part of our regular ZeeClub events, we went the The Karangahake Gorge for a tramp. I invited Nigel and Kim as well. We met the rest of the gang at the BP on the Southern Motorway in Bombay.

We then made the trip to the Karangahake Gorge. We began by doing the Windows Walk (15 Minutes), followed by the Crown Tramway Track (30 Minutes). This connected to the Crown Track (1 Hour 30 Minutes). After completing the tramp, we reversed and came all the way back. We traversed through two tunnels, one of which was 180 metres in length. A torch is strongly recommended.

After returning from the tramp, the group had a shared lunch. We had brought the rolls which I had painstakingly made the night before. They did appear to be popular with the children.

After lunch, we stopped in Paeroa and had our photo taken in front of the famous L&P Drink bottle. We then got some Ice Creams from the local dairy. I got a double-scoop. The scoops were amazingly big!

I have uploaded 7 videos for the event to my YouTube Channel.


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Useless Information: In the late 1960's, Mountain Dew bottles featured a hillbilly on them. These are now collector items worth five to ten dollars.