One issue in particular popped up and we think it’s probably best to give you all a heads-up sooner rather than later.

Some trails are getting a few too many back-up drivers which meant some riders/wagoners missed out on a trail this year. We would like you to consider if a personal back-up driver is absolutely necessary (all trails have a system of transporting your gear and feed from place to place), if it is then could you possibly ‘group up‘ and share someone else’s driver? Some trail bosses will be setting minimal limits on back-up drivers.

Dates for 2011 are confirmed as 26th Feb to 5th March (some trails are starting later but we all finish together on the 5th.

Here’s a bit of an idea (not yet set in stone!) about where the trails will be starting from and how many days on each. You can click on the place name below for a google map if you are unsure of where they are – if the link doesn’t work you can easily search each start location on google maps .

Trail Boss:            Start:            Duration:

Stu Moore,  Stanton Station, Kimbell – 7 days Riding

Alistair Gibson,  Ribbonwood, Omarama – 6 Days Riding (restricted back-up drivers)

Steve Vickers, Shag Point - 4-5days Riding

Tony Roderique, Dunback – 6-7 days Riding (Clover leaf trail)

Alice Stewart,  Mt Cook - 7days Riding (very limited numbers, unassisted)

Chris Bayne, Near Kyeburn – 7 days. Light Wagons (restricted back-up drivers)

Tony Cumberbeach, Moeraki – 6 days Heavy Wagons

Sandra Cain, Glencoe station (somewhere near ‘the Dasher)- 4 days Walking

Don Morrison, Mt Dasher Station. 3 days. Walking

Peter Dymock, Kyeburn – 3days Walking (unassisted, very limited numbers)

Morley Williams, Dansey’s Pass Holiday Park - 3 days Walking, (Clover leaf trail).

If you haven’t already done so it is recommended you become a member of the Goldfileds Trust to increase your chances of securing your trail of choice. Trust members get priority when the registration forms are coming back in and a trail is getting full.

You can become a member on-line or by down loading a PDF from here http://goldfieldstrust.org.nz/2009/06/12/otago-goldfields-heritage-trust-membership/

Thanks very much for your interest. I hope to see many of you in Oamaru next year.

Terry Davis

Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust

P O Box 91

Cromwell 9342

03 445 0111

021 284 6844

www.goldfieldstrust.org.nz

www.cavalcade.co.nz

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POST CAVALCADE NEWSLETTER, MARCH 2010

Dear Cavalcader,

Welcome Home! Hope all went smoothly getting back there and thank you so much for coming (great distances for some)to help make this Cavalcade probably the very best, trails-wise.

The early ‘good weather booking’ worked well and those magic scenic shots were to die for –special memories for you to take home I hope.

Questionnaires: Big thanks to those of you who have sent yours back. If you haven’t, could you please do so in order for us to be able to gauge everything and get your opinions together in order to paint the picture. You can simply email us or download a form at http://cavalcade.co.nz/2010/03/01/feedback-form-for-2010-trail/ .

Thanks very much to all of you who have taken the time to provide feedback about the Cavalcade. We have got the message loud and clear from everyone that the Host Town set-up with accommodation and festivities so far removed from each other just doesn’t work.

We are very happy to announce that next year we will be finishing at the Oamaru Racecourse. Everything will be on site just a couple of minutes walk from each other – the parade, the markets, the padlocking, accommodation, the dinner and the hoe-down. Even more exciting than that is the North Otago Scouts will be doing the catering!! These guys have done the catering for the Tussock Creek Light Wagons for over a decade and have a reputation for exceeding expectations! The Oamaru Host Town Committee includes a few Cavalcaders who really understand what you want and they are absolutely committed to showing off their hospitality!

The official DVD is almost complete and will hopefully be posted out by Ross in the next couple of weeks.

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Lost & Found

Lost: A purple Real Estate bag containing crockery, cutlery etc and wine. If this ended up in your truck please let us know at 03 4450111 or above email.

Lost: 2 horse covers “Chip” and “Pete”. Contact Kelvin Lyon 03 4822698

Lost: Small plastic bucket, handles strapped tog. Containing horse medical/grooming kit. Contact Alice at alice@rabbitrange.co.nz or 03 448 5423

Found: Pr. riding boots. Contact Nic Twamley 027 447 1393

20% off all Swanndri merchandise special for Cavalcaders!

Many thanks to the great sponsors who put their hand in their pocket to make the week just that wee bit more special. Go to www.swanndri.co.nz and enter the Promo Code “cavalcade”.  20% discount will then automatically appear for all products!  Members can share this code with friends and family if they wish to do so.

(The Cavalcade office also has some mens shirts and merino vests left over so get in touch for the best prices on those.)

If you got an NRM feed voucher please don’t be shy about letting us know what you think of the product. Feedback about sponsors goods is great for when we go back to them asking for more for next year! (Of course if the feedback is bad we won’t ask them back again.)

Speight’s have to be given a big ‘good on ya mate’ for the can’s at each trail start and especially for you Heavy Wagoner’s the wee shout they put on at the Lindis Hotel was very well received! We’ll share that one around so hopefully next year a different trail will get it.

Make sure you get some Grans Remedy if your partners feet are becoming a bit ‘over powering’ (you don’t even need to tell them just slip a tsp of it in their shoes while they’re asleep).

And a huge thanks has to go to Lyndon Tamblyn (the ‘Shelter Box‘ guy) he got us the RJ’s Liquorice, Whittakers Chocolates, the Tussock Tucker Beef Jerky and a whole host of prizes including the Gronell Boots, SOG knives, Romariz Port…

Click here for Stephanie’s brilliant portrait shots. www.handmadephotography.co.nz/web_galleries.php

Click here for Jeremy Clulow’s fantastic photos of the Minaret Marauders walking trail.
If you have any more please send us the links and we’ll add them here. Or you can email us the small versions of your pic’s and we’ll add them to our gallaries.

We will be taking your ideas on-board and intergrating into the Cavalcade as best we can.

Thanks very much for your time!

QUESTIONNAIRE 2010

Email the office goldfieldsinc@xtra.co.nz.

03 5280 327.

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