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A reply to Dorothy

Up on the mountain, where the air’s crisp and clear,
Sits a very fine lodge, says Dorothy, old dear.
Inside, there’s a game that thrills with no shame,
Jenga’s the challenge, bringing laughter we hear.

The blocks rise and wobble, the tower’s a good height,
It jiggled and jittered, but stood with all might.
But one jiggle too many and down it would fall,
In a very fine lodge that brings fun for all.

Anon

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Go Clarissa

Heather G

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Hello Arthur and Colin

What are you guys on about? We all agree the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge is this amazing place to be and there is so much to do here.

But somehow you can’t manage something as simple as typing up your trip report. How do you get dressed in the morning?

Just sit quietly at a dining room table and relax like I am in the photo above. Your text will be fine without screwing your keyboard to the table – look at mine.

Nicely set out with good leading for easy reading. Words evenly spaced with no hyphenation and proper kerning. Professional – and definitely no jiggles.

And I agree with Heather that Dorothy’s ode is very good – guess neither of you have listened to it but you should.

See you up here sometime.

Clarissa

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Arthur and Colin.

Any chance you experienced the jiggling while up at the lodge?

If so, maybe Dorothy Gimbal is messing with you. Perhaps upon arrival next time you visit, look up to the ceiling and acknowledge out loud her Ode to the Lodge.

(It’s a fine Ode to what we all know is a fine lodge.)

Heather G

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I had the same problem. You need to stop your keyboard from jiggling – the jiggles are transferred permanently into the text.

I used a good-sized thumbscrew through the keyboard into the table. You lose the use of a few keys but there are workarounds for that.

Colin

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Summer Lodge

Ngā mihi nui to Brian and Jan for hosting the second week of Summer Lodge.

It was good to catch-up in the evenings.

I’ll be back next year.

Heather G

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Summer Lodge

Well, we had a decent snowfall on Sunday morning and a walk in the sun in the afternoon.

Monday was good for a walk to Whakapapaiti hut for lunch although a cold wind in places.

Tuesday was a fantastic calm day in the sun and good for a walk up the mountain.

All is set in place for the rest of the week.

The only thing missing is YOU!

If YOU are interested in staying just turn up but it would pay to check with Brian on 0272468621.

We will be departing Sunday 12th January and that will end WT&MC summer lodge for 2025 until the end of the year.

Brian

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For a guide to the track to Powell Hut and beyond to Mt Holdsworth go to:

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When doors are stuck shut
Sarah does not wait about-
kick kick kick kick kick

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Good morning Lance

Thank you very much for your haiku entry into the 2023 Tramping Calendar Haiku and Limerick Competition.
We have been delighted with the high standard of the many entries we have received so far, and yours is no exception.

However, we do remind you that copies of the 2023 Tramping NZ Calendar are readily available from Bivouac Outdoor in Mercer Street for $20 cash. You may wish to purchase your copies now to avoid disappointment when you fail to win first or second prize in the competition.

Thanks again

Tony

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There’s something in her hair that’s quite wrong
It looks more like that of King Kong
When asked why it was so
She said I don’t know
But I think I’ve been in the bush for too long

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Well that’s good news. And it certainly does sound like the same track renegotiated. I will check it out and if so we can reinstate the description on the website later today.

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The quickest way to find out would be to rush down to Bivouac Outdoor in Mercer street with $20 and buy a copy of the calendar. The location is given in the photo caption : ))

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Powell Hut update 2 May 2019.

Building work almost complete. The 3 latest photos show:
1. General east outside view. Scaffolding for plumber to fix roof gutter.
2. Kitchen and social area painted and ready for cooking benches.
3. The south 12-bunk bunkroom with the cool sloping ladders to the upper level.

The builder expects to be off-site in next few weeks but the hut cannot open until it receives final sign-off from the Building Consent Authority. And before this happens a fire alarm system (with its solar power) needs to be installed and a decision made on grey-water disposal. So DOC are saying prob end June opening.

A couple of unusual features of the building. Having a fire alarm system will be interesting. It certainly will increase occupant safety but may cause unintended problems. And it is a significant extra cost to DOC who must fly a technician to the hut every 6 months to maintain the alarm in compliance with the Building Code.
Additionally there is a passive ventilation system installed – principally to remove internal condensation from breathing and cooking. This makes sense especially for building maintenance purposes given moisture causes problems with the building structure in the long term. But because it cannot be adjusted it may make for a cold hut in winter even though the hut is fully insulated.

But regardless it will be a wonderful front-country facility – hopefully it will be well appreciated and visitors will pay their fees to offset the $750,000 price tag.

And again as usual a big thanks to the guys from McIntyre Contractors for assistance with the photos and the info.

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