Bushwalking / Camping / Gin tour

Trip Leader: Joel

Experience required:  Beginner

Destination: Healesville

Approx cost: Camping ~$25, Gin tasting $10 (optional), pub dinner ~$30, fuel ~$20.

$25 will be required by Tuesday 25th (ASAP is appreciated!) to pay for camping and tasting (+$10). 

Itinerary:

Get to the carpark at notified time, sort gear into the smallest number of cars required & bugger off. 

Drive to Healesville and do the Tanglefoot walk (approx 8km). Gear: Day pack, water bottles, lunch, walking shoes required.

Drive to the Big 4 Caravan park, set up the gear. Gear: Sleeping bags & mats, warm clothes, tents (might not be needed, but would be appreciated.

Drive into Healesville, go to the Four Pillars Distillery and do a Gin tasting.

Go to the Healseville pub for dinner.  Good food had by all! 

Sunday

Get up, eat breakfast, pack up.

Do the Myrtle Gully Walk Gear: Day pack, water bottles, lunch, walking shoes required.

Go to the Yarra Valley Chocolatier for chocolate & ice cream!

Return to uni

Bugger off!

Gear

Camping gear as required. (depends on numbers, I'll bring a 5-6 man tent.  If there are more than 6 people, we'll need to get a second campsite Sleeping gear is a must. Wet weather clothes, warm clothes, walking clothes.

BYO 2x lunches, 1x Breakfast for Sunday, day pack for walks, water bottle, good (comfortable) walking shoes.

Gear list here http://www.lumc.org.au/activities/bushwalking/

Gear store will be open the Tuesday before the trip at kayaking.

It is your responsibility to ensure you have the right gear. Trip leaders can answer questions you might have. If you don't have the right gear you may get left at uni and leaders might be unwilling to take you in the future.

You can put any questions you have about gear in the comments box down the bottom

Numbers will be limited to 6-12.