A TRYING TIME

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1933, Page 5

A TRYING TIME

FOR TRAMPING PARTY. ; (Per Press Association — Copyright ) CHRISTCHURCH, April 28. A trying time'was experienced by a party of about fifty trampers from j the Wanderers’ Club when .jihey were caught in a severe storm on Banks Peninsula. The party, which arrived by train at Little River on Saturday, walked to the Hilltop, Hotel, ' where they passed the night. Next morning they set out intending to,..walk along the Summit • Hoad tq .f.ipiamond Harbour, Hut before making Much progress they C. were overtaken by an icy rainstorm aceon’ipanied by . sovere - hail. - Thinking that the weather would soon eleajr, the party reached the Port, Levy summit, when . they , ran 'into , fog, '■ which. made, walking almost impossible. ” By this time there was a howling gale and the party decided to make for . Little River, fearing . that otherwise they would lose their way in the fog. Eventually they arrived at. Little River, many of them covered with yellow id ay os n result of having v shd over a bank in the fog. At Little River the trampers were able to change into whatever clothes they had, tnd steaming cups of tea before a cheer! u fire soon banished their troubles A conveyance from ChristchUrjh, which had been telephoned for,’ arrived shortly after, and the party felt for town, in excellent spirits. r