b' Club SpotlightCamp HostJanuary 24th -27th, 2022Macalister 4 Wheel Drive Touring & Social ClubMonday 24th Jan. go into the Wonnangatta Valley for a arrived later in the day and parkedWe met as planned at the Port of Sale drive, leaving Russell B and Ian B their van and settled in with the rest ofat 0900hrs with Russell B and Ian B. with Phillip, who came up for the day us. There were more thunderstorms inWeather was looking good for most of from Sale, to look after the Camp Host the area through the afternoon with athe week so we were looking forward facility. The drive into Wonnangatta small amount of rain, however theto getting away from town for a while. went well and we had lunch at the hut lightning persisted.On our way through Glenmaggie we then took a tour around the valleymet with the Ranger who had paper- before we went back up Zeka towork for the event and gave us a where we were camped. Traffic on thereport on track conditions etc. Ivan track was light. Annette drove halfwayalso met us at Glenmaggie. The in all the way out of the Gatta.convoy then headed to Licola where When those that went into the Valleywe stopped for coffees and lunch. At returned to camp, we found they werethe end of the blacktop we pulled quite busy with visitors to the Hut. Ainto the carpark andaired down the bit later Phillip headed back home totyres for the gravel section of the Sale. It was then time to do a firewooddrive. The climb up to Tamboritha scrounge, so 2 vehicles went out andSaddle was a little corrugated but not cut and carried wood back for thetoo bad. FromTamboritha Saddle the campfire. Alan and Barbara alsoroad became very pot holed so wehad to watch the roar and ourspeeds. One of our club memberswho had driven up earlier in the week-end met us not far before the hut andreported he had mechanical problemsand was heading home to get repairsdone. We arrived at Howitt Hut around1400hrs and chose a campsite andset up our camps followed by theCamp Host Gazebo equipment. Therewere no visitors tothe Hut that after-noon. We did a site inspection andnoted all was well. We started a fireand settled in for the duration. Therewere thunderstorms in the area withverylittle moisture, however thelightning persisted for a while.Tuesday 25th Jan.Woke up after a great sleep andRussell, Annette and Ian prepared to6MARCH2022 TRACKWATCH'