At their base camp they paid homage to various hunters of days past including:
Major Belper, Con Hodgkinson, Rex Dunning, Major Robert Wilson and Captain Carlyon.
During their trip they secured two tahr trophies, Kevin's at 12 and 1/2" and Richie's 13" photo below.
Last week while in Christchurch I meet up with Kevin, over coffee we yarned about the Landsborough trip and books we had been reading. Kevin kindly gave me a copy of Brian Turner's Into The Wider World, A Backcountry Miscellany. Reading it now and very much enjoying it. As we sat and talked the hail came down outside, it turned into a cold snap with snow on the Port Hills and the plains the next morning.
I spent the weekend at a family Bach in Amberley North Canterbury, on Saturday night we stuck a candle in the first empty wine bottle (yeah there were a few more to follow, it was a great night by the fire) and sent blessings to Frank and Johnny, as June 01 marks the day of their death in1965.
Thanks for the pics Kevin.
