Situated at the Haurangi State
Forest Park, the Aorangi Crossing has been
closed for two years. We
tagged along for a work-and-play weekend organised by the 4WD clubs and joined
the working party for a day to maintain sections of
the Sutherland Track.
Here're five reasons why track maintenance is more fun than
gardening:
- You don't have to truck the unwanted branches to the tip
- You don't get told off for leaving dirt on the carpet
- You don't have to see your hard work being undone and then have to
do it all again next week
- You get the excitement of seeing people stuck in bog and ruts
- You are allowed to make a mess when making tracks
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Scene
from one of many river crossings - this is the truck behind us
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Javelin
throwing competition
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Look
at the mess on my clothes!
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View
from the window when crossing river
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