TWALK 2012 approaches...

TWALK 2012 will be held on the weekend of the 5th and 6th of May. More details will be posted as they come to light.


That's it folks

The 45th year of TWALK is finished. Phew!

It was great to see the effort put into many of the costumes, everyone looked fantastic! It made it very difficult for the cooks to judge the best costume award, especially at 5am with minimal sleep. Well done to all of you.

I hope you all enjoyed the event, even those few teams that got a bit lost overnight; hopefully all your blisters and aches fix up quickly too. Despite a pink rain-radar forecast at the briefing on the Tuesday, we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day to kick off the event. The red faces on some people getting to the hash house suggested that many people took the forecast a bit too seriously and didn't pack sunblock.

The rain first thing in the morning was a bit of a worry, especially since I knew the road out was going to be fun, but luckily for us Terry came to the rescue with the tractor, and I understand all bodies and most souls were returned safely home.

I have a small collection of lost property, so if you're missing something, email me and I'll see if I've got it. If you've found someone else's gear, let me know what you've got, and if possible bring it along to a club meeting.

Thanks again to all those people involved in making it happen:
  • The very supportive landowners:
    • Terry & Sue Ashley (Jack's Block)
    • Andrew Gould
    • Matthew Gould (Hermitage)
    • Hugh Robinson (Mt Palm)
    • Hugh & Lucy Dampier-Crossley (Koromiko)
    • John & Rose Stevenson (Lowry Hills)
    • Peter & Kate Fitzpatrick
    • Ian & Melanie Duff
    • Ian & Trish Stevenson (The Gums)
  • The cooks:
    • Nick Riordan (Head cook)
    • Andre Eger
    • Hannah Lambie
    • Kate Wootten
    • Michael Campbell
    • Naomi Wells
    • Seppo & Norilie
    • Tobi Wulff
    • Zoe Crook
  • The route setters and checkers:
    • Jeremy Lane (Chief setter) (leg 1)
    • Adam Kuang (leg 1)
    • Rowan Sinton (leg 2)
    • Jac & Les Woudberg (leg 3)
    • Colin & Chris Dixon (leg 4)
    • Simon Bloomberg (leg 5)
  • Ian Warrington, organised the hash house
  • Kirsty Opie, designed the logo
  • Bill Kennedy, provided map data
  • Grant Hunter (NZRA), general advice and support
  • Red Cross first aiders:
    • Gerard Moore
    • Odie
  • Our kind sponsors:
    • R&R Sport
    • Pica Print
    • Shoe Clinic Riccarton
    • Stirling Sports Riccarton
    • CookieTime

Congratulations to the overall winners, the Southern Ladies Original Tipple Hunters Society; the student winners, Los Tres Amigos; and to the winners of Best Costume, To Run Or Not?

Hopefully we'll see you all back again next year, for another thrilling instalment of TWALK!

Alex Opie
2011 TWALK Organiser