autumn newsletter from bethany park, kaiteriteri...autumn newsletter from bethany park, kaiteriteri...
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AutumnNewsletterfromBethanyPark,Kaiteriteri“We’restillhereatBethanyParkinwinter…anditisstillgood!”
Yes,alittlecoolerthanChristmasperhaps,butpolypropsandhottiestakecareofthecoolevenings.Ourthankstoyouifyouvisitedusoverthesummer,itwasanotherrecordbreakingJanuary.Weappreciateyoucomingbackandbringingfamilyandfriends...
…buthaveyoueverconsideredcomingtoexperienceawinteradventureintheTasmanBaywithcalm,sunnydaysforkayakingandmountainbiking?
WinterandSpringSchoolholiday‘FAMILY’specials…Youareinvitedtotakeadvantage
ofourFamily‘Winteradventure’rateofjust$30.00/nightperfamilyonatentsiteor$40.00/nightperfamilyonapoweredsite.OrstayinourcosyBethanyParkfamilyunitsandsavebybookingforfivenightsandpayforonlyfour.AvailableforJuly9th-24thandSeptember24th-October9th,2016.Enjoyroastingmarshmallowsontheopenfireandtentingat‘CampWild’…somethingimpossibleinsummer!Plus,AbelTasmanSeaShuttleoffersfreetripsforyourchildrenintotheParkontheirKidsGoFreepromotionthroughwinter.Andthemountainbiketrailsareuncrowded,idealforthefamilytogetouttogether!
‘Glamping’hasbecomethenextbigthing…Forthefirsttimewewelcomedbus-loadsofyoungtravellerstoBethanyPark.KiwiExperienceprovidedtheseintriguingLotustentsforthe‘KiwiEx’ers’,manychoosingtostaylongerwithusbecauseofthepeaceandbeautywhichISBethanyPark.
MEN!YourownGodzoneadventureawaitsyouandyourmatesthiswinter…The5thChapteroftheworldrenownedGODzoneAdventureRacewasbasedoutofKaiteriteri
thisyearandyoutoocanstepuptothechallenge.MountainbikingatitsbestandthreeofNewZealand’sgreattracksareatourdoorstep…andyours,ifyouchoosetostayattheStrawbridgeLodge.Wehaveaspecialwinterrateof$30.00pp/night(minimum10)whichincludesuseoftheself-cateringkitchen/lounge.TheLodgehasfourbunkroomswithensuites,sleepingupto30guys!AvailablefromJulytoNovember.CheckouttheKaiteriteriMountainBikeParkwww.kaiterimtbpark.org.nz.180hectaresofpurposebuiltmountainbiketracks.HalfanhourdriveawayistheRamekaTrackontheTakakaHilland45minutestothestartofthe43kmDunMountainTrailwww.mtbtrailstrust.org.nz/page/11/LongRides.
TheWaterslideisfixed!Wehadsomeverysadfacestowardtheendofsummerwithourfavouriteattractionwoundedinaction.Butthespecialisedrecycledmaterialarrivedandisreadyforsummer2017andsomemajorFUNactivity.J
Asadfarewelltosomeofourlong-termstaff…ItwashardtofarewellPaddyandSonya,
JennyandFrikattheendofsummer.ManyofyouwouldknowtheirfriendlyfacesaboutBethany,alwayswillingtohelpandgotheextramile…evenmovingfamiliesintotheHallwhentheheavyraininJanuaryaffectedsomeflood-pronesites.Thisareahasnowbeenlevelledandreplanted.Dblockisreadyforallweathers!Paddyattemptstomovethesubmergedvan!WhatanamazingteamwehaveatBethany!
Our‘Winter-overers’areflyingbacktoBethanyforthebeautifulwinterdays…Weofferexcellentwinter-overrates,especiallyforNZMCA(NZMotorCaravan)members,from1stAprilto30November.Ifyouarestayinglongerthanfourweeksitisjust$90.00perweekforapoweredsiteforuptotwopeople,andyourfavouritepoochisverywelcomefromWaitangiweekendthroughtoendofNovember.Awonderfulcommunityhasdevelopedhere,withmorningteasoftensharedonthecoveredverandah,soweinviteyoutocallSueandinquireaboutcominghereoverwinter.
Finalmessages…
• Youwillbereceivingyourbookinginvoicessoonforthesummer2017season.WehavegrowingnumberswantingtostayatBethanyPark,soifyoucannotmakeit,pleaseletusknowsowecanofferthesitetoanotherfamily.Thankyou.J
• RememberCampOneisavailablefromFebruarytomid-MarchandthenJulytoearlyDecemberforGroupbookings,beitschools,churches,Youthgroups,sportsteams,mountainbikegroups,businessteam-buildingweekends.WelookforwardtohostingmoregroupsbecauseBethanyParkisuniqueandgoodthingshappenwhenpeoplegatherhere.Therearemanyoptionsforyourgroupincludingbeingcateredfororself-catered,biking,walking,kayakingandseashuttleintotheAbelTasmanPark.Winterisagreattimefortheseactivities,it’scalmanduncrowded.ContactSueifyouwouldliketodiscussagroupbooking.
OnbehalfoftheBethanyParkteamwelookforwardtoseeingyousoon.
RogerandSueArmstrong,Managers,BethanyPark,Kaiteritieri