Trig views ‘splendid’

The Mt Vernon Coffee Walking Group, of which I am a member, went further afield to the Pelorus Trig one Sunday in November.

Thirteen of us pooled transport and drove to the Pelorus Bridge car park, then walked up to the Pelorus Trig, a 400-m climb.

The view from the trig was as deserved as the coffee which we drank after a good stiff ascent that made the thighs work hard and the sweat run.

Splendid views up and down the valley as it made a right angle turn towards the distant Pelorus Sound proved the effort worthwhile.

The descent went past waterfalls and across streams, before finishing along the Pelorus River, past the motor camp to the tea rooms where a member shouted refreshments to celebrate his 70th.

I ached for days afterwards but it’s good to push the body a bit, even as we get older. Enjoyment of exercise and camaraderie, good conversation and coffee, views to see and to air. These have been the purposes of these accounts of some of the walks of Marlborough.

They include the Pelorus Trig, vineyards, the banks of the

Wairau, the Taylor and the Spring Creek, the Wairau lagoon, the Wither Hills, the Taylor Dam, the Grovetown lagoon and the streets of Blenheim.

There are many more of course to be found in pamphlets and maps and sign boards all over. See also https://marlboroughnz.com/ guides/walks/ for good information

This is the last one on walks, at least for a bit. Next year we move into advocating using cycleways and exercise groups. I would like to hear from members who use these means of achieving fitness and social interaction; phone the office at 578 4950.

Today, my mate and I walked for an hour in the streets and parks of Blenheim. We finished with a glass of beer at a pub where members of the Men’s Shed had also gathered after their afternoon’s activities for a social time. Some of these men are recreational cyclists, the ‘lads in lycra’, and some of their exploits and wanderings hopefully will serve as entertainment and encouragement to ‘get out there!’

The Mt Vernon Coffee Walking Group enjoyed great views at the Pelorus Trig recently.