Summer Fun and Games

Hi all

My comments in last weeks bulletin about getting wet while paddling turned out to be somewhat prophetic. We had a boat capsize on the river on Thursday evening but we were quickly able to recover and move on. It highlighted the importance of our water safety procedures and was a timely reminder of how easily it can happen. We had 18 people on the river and 3 new members of the club joined that night - members are encouraged to book in early to ensure a safe and enjoyable paddle. Late bookings make it much harder for Dave from Murray River Canoe Hire to make the necessary transport and canoe hire arrangements.

There will be no after work paddle this Thursday (Australia Day) - however a group will be paddling from the weir wall to Albury and then relocating to Corowa for 2 more days of paddling. This event is now fully booked.

The Wednesday evening walk on Jan 18th was a 4.5km x 2 hour loop on Federation Hill in south west Wodonga. Hans had positioned a geocache on the hill some time ago and it was fun finding it again and reading the entries in the note book.

A group of 5 formed under the tutelage of Neil Brown to abseil at the Albury Quarry on Sunday 22nd January. This was the first official club abseiling event and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thanks to Neil for the meticulous planning and execution of this new activity. We look forward to more beginner and intermediate abseiling events down the track. Neil will be overseas for 5 weeks shortly and abseiling will resume upon his return.

Fun Stuff To Do

The next evening walk will be on this Wednesday Jan 25th at Jindera Gap - we plan to walk to the Hamilton Trig point and return - click here for full details - the following week (Feb 1st) will be an evening walk/cycle followed by dinner at the Barnawartha hotel.

Hans is leading a Spring Saddle Track day walk this coming Sunday Jan 28th- click here for full details

After work evening paddles will resume on thursday Feb 2nd.

Note that there are events scheduled through February and March - you can view these by advancing the calendar on the home page by a month at a time or by choosing Future Events from the Program menu on the home page.

As always you can use the booking enquiry link on the right of event details pages or contact leaders by any of the ways listed in the event details if you wish to join an event.

Regards

Tony Marsh

Secretary Murray Valley Bushwalkers Inc