Next Hike

The next hike will be on Saturday, 5th September.

We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am.

This year we had one of the driest and warmest summers I can remember, but even so we still had several Saturdays when the drought was broken by periods of rain.  Last week we started hiking with some gusty winds, but it was clear and dry for a while.  We unwisely chose to climb a steep mountain and at lunch time the weather had changed, the wind became even stronger and then  the rain began.  We found a fairly dry place under trees to eat lunch, but afterwards as we began the walk down the slippery hillside the rain increased and we began to feel quite cool.  It was hard now to avoid falling and we moved slowly. Crossing an area of grassy bluff the view of Gillies Bay we had had on the way up in the morning was replaced by a thick grey fog!  Soon we were walking more comfortably on an old logging road through the forest and before we had reached the road again the weather changed once more. Suddenly the sun came out as the wind moved the clouds rapidly away and we were happy to shed our rain gear.

JD.  

After a dry start to the hike the wind increased and the deluge began. Hiking in the rain on Mount Pocahontas.