A TRIP TO PALLISER BAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 386, 11 February 1880, Page 2

A TRIP TO PALLISER BAY.

Ouit. party, consisting of twenty-seven persons all told, equipped ourselves for a week's outing at the sea beaoh, and left Grey town at 4 o'clock a.m., on Monday, 26th January. Making our course on the south side of the Lake, wepasßed Luceha's at 5.45 a.m., and reached Matthews' at 8.45. After a spinning ride of 4 hours and three-quarters in the morning air, we were much pleased with the appearance of the land in this part of the Valley, particularly that owned by Mr Matthews. After getting instructions as to the best road, etc., we again started on our journey, and passed over some very rough' hilly, clay land, covered with tea-tree, for about three miles, and had to cross: several awkward little creeks. At the bottom of this hilly land, we found ourselves about, six miles from the sea. The journey along this road was very pretty in places, and the flat land was studded with fat cattle. Fortunately the lake was down otherwise we could not have got our buggies to the beach without going a long way round, but as it was, we turned to our leffcj and got across the flats to our camping ground, whioh we reached at 1 p.m. We fixed our tent near a stream running into the sea, in a splendid spot. The good land here is difficult to got at from the beach, being table land from 80 to 100 feet high. There is only one farm on each side of the stream, one occupied by Mr Eglinton, and the other by Mr'

>McNab, of about '.150/ acres / each. The lest of the countrjr is. rpiigh and moun- ' the moat attractive ' seen ery to us Those of our party, howlyer.jwjM were anxious to exercise the ipiscatorial art in the broafl expanse of the fl| latter were very , much disappointed account of tl\e mnd setting jn' south-east, the surf thus raiied successful .fishing out o{ l %e ' •However,: ® catch fourth tHe first evening, had; the * ne.tt. • librhing* 'lpr^brkkfas^^B bling about, and hunting .wild goaiaji" which there -are : a neighborhood;, f We eight, In the afternoon we took a ramble ■' to the lake, which was about one and/a half miles,from, our camping place.. $e shot five birds,' Which we had stewed V our Wednesday ind^l^ 1 found them very gdod, , ,Oh 'Wednesday the women and children, accompanied.by : some of the men, went to see the remains of the ill-fated brig Progress, which wag wrecked on the rocks m Miser Bay a short time since. : The Captain was very kind, offering them such • refreshments as he could command, and gaining our good wishes by his kind, genial manners. On Wednesday morning, 'the I '.'wind' having ohanged to the north allowed the sea to go . ■downy and on Thursday "our party 'made up their minds to stop and- again try to catch some fish, being unwilling'to go home without any, and in the afternoon we went to the month'of- the 1 lake and succeeded in catching some. On Friday at 8 p.m., we made a start for, home. We halted after about eight miles had been travelled, and had lunch, started-again at about noon to travel over the reugh, hilly clay land,'halting again at about'a quarter to three .for dinner. .While, ,the'billies were being boiled and the fish fried, some of the partyrat out shooting. We started again at ten minutes to five, and. reached quarter- paftt 8, all Well and thoroughly enjoying oujr : gipsy tour. We were,told oura'-were tHe first vehicles that have ever been in the bay, ahd ; the largest party that had : visited it. We received the greatest kindness and hospitality from Mr and Mrs Eglintoh, who kindly, entertained the ladies and children of our party. Had it not been for-them'we should have been at a'loss'for accommodation. We .confidently recommehd\anyone wishing for a change, to visit Palliser Bay, either theway we went oron the Perry side, and they will not be disappointed.