Crooked River Cup Weekend November 2004
Participants: Henric, Cory, Michelle, Mark, James & Liam
Tuesday 2nd November 2004
Well today was the end of our holiday, so time to pack up camp and start heading home. Our Tongariro Travel Bug had gone missing, last seen around James' neck the evening before so we spent some time searching around the campground unsuccesfully. Hoping he was already packed away in a bag somewhere we made our way downstream (and through stream) for the last time.
Henric was waiting at one of the river crossings to get some photos, so I thought it a bit of a laugh to drive up close and splash a little water towards his car. I completely misjudged, and sent a large wave of spray through his open driver's window. Ooops, sorry for that. Henric was quite good natured as he wiped the water off his phone, GPS, dashboard, etc...
We had one last view of Billy Goat Bluff Track as we started on the scenic drive down the Wongangatta Valley to Waterford. We passed a number of nice campsites along the river worthy of a future visit, and I expect the fishing here would be quite good.
The drive home was quite straight forward, though the rain came down well and truly just after we had stopped for lunch.
I had long planned of travelling to the Crooked River, and did thoroughly enjoy my visit here. This was a great place to stay, especially at this time of year when it was not too hot. I look forward to coming back here and exploring further at some time in the future.