Taupo Recon

1 attending as at 31Dec [names are found login > Menu > Era Decade Sappers > Venues Decade Do's > paragraph 17].

This reconnaissance of Taupo is primarily aimed at holding a Decade 1965-74 Do social function at the Taupo RSA in a couple of months time. It involves finding out about the set up of the Acacia Bay Army Leave Centre about 7km from Taupo. Also shaking down a new Uber account set by the Sappers Association to avoid drunk driving after the social function. Perhaps order Uber eats as well [the Taupo RSA does not have a restaurant].

Those members who may wish to start thinking about a one evening Decade Do social function at Taupo RSA for their own era of the 1950s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s & 2010s may want to come along for the night. Background reading is found on login > Menu > Sappers > New Accounts > paragraph 64 'Sappers Helping Sappers'. About eight years ago we held a couple of Decade Do's at the old Taupo RSA and found that over a dozen people in each case were willing to travel long distances to have a few drinks with their old mates. See Menu > Sappers > All RNZE > paragraph 8 for this.

Intend catching a local bus from Acacia Bay at 1630hrs to Taupo. This requires a Bee Card [see Menu > Sappers > Join > paragraph 45(a)(d)].

Later we might recon the Army Leave Centres at Waikanae and Wellington Central for Decade Do's at Porirua RSA. There's no Army Leave Centre near Picton RSA, so not sure what to do about overnight accommodation there.