Date: 6-7 August 2011.
Trip type: Family.
Location: Mount Bruce.
Author: Mike Gilbert.
Trampers: Mike Gilbert, Angela Gilbert, Toby Gilbert (8), Jack Chen-Sinclair (8) (Toby's friend), Yingjie Zhang, Alex (8), Sam Newington (9) (Alex's friend), Yingting Li, Jerry Zhang (2.5), Ally Clark, Simon, Dominic (3), Hamish (1) Beth Piggott, Carly (2), Taylor (4), Kelvin Thiele, Melanie, Cam (8), Bradley (3), Colin Bouttel, Nathaniel (9), Mary Gunn.
“We’ll name it Bigwheels, and it’s a he,” said Jack, as we set off on our journey. Our rental van had enough character that we thought we’d better give it – him – a name. Character isn’t usually a great sign in a vehicle, unless maybe it’s a Ferrari or a Monster Truck. This van … Read more
