Murmurings from the Kitchen – June 2011

Kia Ora

Winter is upon us and it’s good to see all the faces on a Wednesday night despite the inclement weather at times. We’ve had some very informative and entertaining presentations recently.  It was great to remind ourselves of safe methods to cross rivers and to remember the answer to the question “Do we need to cross?” is always “NO”. Also to plan, plan and then plan again. If you already have an alternative plan for when a river is too dodgy to pass then there is no need for difficult decisions to be made when you are out there as they are already made and no need for the contact person to worry as they will already have this information.

This is what is coming up in June.

June 1st       Barry Durrant will take us on a photography tour of 50 years of tramping and mountaineering.

June 8th       Rowena Johnstone will talk to us about Land Search and Rescue and what they do

June 15th     Steve Kohler will give us a practical presentation on how to make a primitive fire. You make the fire with Steve’s supervision.

June 22nd     Kevin Cole will take us through some of the Alpine trips he has been on and what happens on some instruction weekends at the Lodge.

June 29th     Stuart Palmer – Katja and Stuart spent some time in Norway in the snow.
Yes it’s the time of year you have all been waiting for…..our annual mid-winter social gathering up at the lodge…..Solstice. The theme for the weekends entertainment is “Dead or Alive!” so sign up, get your thinking caps on and come join the fun. The Theme can be interpreted in whatever way you want, a famous person Alive or Dead, a fictional character who may be wanted Dead or Alive. Let your imagination go. If you can’t make it for any reason (mind you it needs to be a good reason), never fear I’ll make sure I have enough fun for all of you and those who know me understand I don’t need much encouragement to act the fool!

Just to let you all know, we have entered photos from our photo competition in the FMC competition. We entered the runners up and winning entries. The results will be announced at the FMC AGM/Conference on the weekend of the 11/12 June. Good Luck to those who I have entries photos for.

Thanks again and remember we are always looking for presenters and ideas for presentations if you don’t feel confident to give the talk. Talk to either Jenny or me on Wednesday nights or email us on

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