TRIP REPORTS
At this point, Warnage noticed his engine had
not enjoyed the climb and was expelling
substantial steam. Although we were very
close to the Lodge, Warnage decided the best
course was to return his vehicle home and
Prasad joined him. Everyone else headed to
the Lodge and setup in the bunk rooms and
kitchen.
After lunch we decided to head further north
in search of a decent slope for some snow play
and tobogganing. Having found a good spot, I
managed to wedge my vehicle on compacted
snow and needed Tony to pull me out and then
returned the favour when Tony found himself
in the identical situation straight after. A fun
hour or so was had by all building snowmen
and throwing snowballs.
The plan for Sunday was to attempt to get to
the summit of Mt Kent. This peaks about 5km
from the top of Billy Goat Bluff Track. We
headed out along the Moroka Road and as we
climbed to MacFarlane Saddle, the snow
became deeper and deeper. At the saddle
(1500m altitude) the snow was about 2 feet
deep. Another group of younger drivers
seemed to have stayed the night at the saddle
and took off in front of us cutting a very nice
track.