Road trips update - August 2024
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A number of updates:
The travellers to Wales are off in less than 2 weeks. Everything is largely in place, for what should be a legendary trip. While the group is away, there will be normal Lodge at both Jack Canty and Railway – please make an effort to be there in numbers to cover for those overseas. Especially if you haven’t been in a while.
On the 5th of October, two Brothers in Whakatane are being exalted to the 4th degree. We have been to these brothers’ ceremonies for each degree – so this will be awesome. Depending on numbers, we will try to take 2 vans. One leaving Auckland early afternoon on the 4th, the other leaving early Saturday morning, for a sprint run to be in Whakatane for the 1pm ceremony. Accommodation will be at http://www.whakatanehotel.co.nz/online/welcome.csn.
We will depart mid-morning Sunday for a leisurely trip back to Auckland, targeting to be back in the CBD by 5pm.
If you intend coming, please respond to this email with your preference for Friday or Saturday departure (if we don’t have the numbers, it will be a single van on the Saturday morning.) Also if you wish a single room upgrade. If you intend to come, you must make a deposit of $100 into the travel fund (account number below) to secure your space. Please use your name, and Whaka as your reference. If you pull out you will get a refund of any money that we haven’t already paid/committed. You should budget $250 if leaving on Friday, and $150 if leaving on Saturday – this will include van, fuel and accommodation.
On the 21st to 24th of November we will be reinstituting our end of year trip. This year we are planning to go to Wellington. The plan at this stage is to catch the train https://www.greatjourneysnz.com/routes/northern-explorer/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwiaa2BhAiEiwAQBgyHqrb0gM0gjgv9W-v6qycUoxHs5A2UIbVOAFT_VJhorJGWhuFEZXPdBoCDe4QAvD_BwEfrom Auckland to Wellington on Thursday the 21st, stay Thursday through to Sunday, and fly back early Sunday afternoon. This will not be cheap, you should be budgeting $750, which includes train, accommodation, and flight home. We are hopeful to visit a Lodge while in Wellington, this is yet to be confirmed. If you intend to come on this trip please reply to this email, you need to commit to $50 a week into the travel account, use your Name and WLG as the reference. The earlier you commit, the cheaper it will be as we can book airlines etc.
In July 2025 we are intending to travel to Savai’i, Samoa to do a small project to help a village there. More details will follow, but the budget will be around $1500 per person, we expect to be away 6 nights, with a night in Apia on the first and last nights. The project will take about 2 days and the rest will be site seeing and harmony. If you think you may be coming, please start and AP into the travel account for $60 per week. Use your name and Samoa as the reference. We will not start the bookings etc. until early 2025, so again if you pull out you will get a refund of any money we haven’t spent or committed.
We will advise a date for this years Christmas function when we get back from Wales. Any ideas/suggestions let me know.
I think that covers everything, let me know if you have any questions.
Travel bank account: 12-3016-0476779-051