Monday, October 26, 2015

Day 5 was Tuesday 20th October

The last full day in Wellington was planned to take in a couple of tracks already done but we started with something knew for most.  We drove back out to makara but parked up at the bottom of a track called salvation.  This is a simple 3km run up the hill at an easy gradient to the top of Wrights Hill.  We regrouped before coming back down deliverance which is a really technical downhill.  Lots of rocks and tree roots for every one to play on.  We all took differing lines at differing speeds.  At one point macGyver left the track and after picking himself up had to fix a puncture.  We all waited and just to fill in more time Bugs had to put a tube in his tubeless tyre also.  We continued down enjoying oursleves to differing degrees all the while.  A few creek crossings before the track spits you out at the vehicles.  We then parked up at Makara Park and rode off for lunch.  nice cafe and a few gigles befor eheading back to the park.  Up Koru and sally Alley before taking 701 straight up the guts to the top.  From here we split into 2 groups with Helmut, Macgver and Mellonfarmer heading down Trickle falls while the rest of us followed A to Z , Northface, JFK, Smokin down hooking up with the others at Ridgeline extension.  Before going into Swiigg some decided to head up 701 while Dozer, Cook, Silverfox and I continued down Swigg and Starfish before heading to the cafe.  The others went up and most came down T3. Skyline and Wahine the others did T3 and Vertigo.  Everyone end up at the cafe before we headed back to town for showers and feeding.

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