December 2011 Archives | Bivouac BlogBivouac Blog

For Mica – Mining on the West Coast by Carl Walrond: Like characters in Bill Pearson’s 1963 novel Coal flat, we came to “the Moeraki River, spuming fierce and grey over boulders… at the other side of the bridge was a bluepainted hut with a sign ‘Blue Hotel’, named after the river locally known as the Blue.” Just before the river had I picked up some mica – from a stream draining the Kinnaird Range. Kinnaird prospected alone in the 1870s, sometimes with his mate ‘Bob the baker’. An old timer, Kinnaird arrived stark naked at Bruce Bay once – the sole survivor of a party that tried to cross the Blue. read more »
Rollos 24 Hour AR Race Report: With less than 7 days till the start of the 12th and final running of the Rollos 24hr adventure race I had no one to race with but had heard a rumour that Richard Ussher was in a similar position. After a quick phone call the wheels were in motion for the two of us teaming up... read more »

Monthly Archives: December 2011