BEST OTHER ACTIVITY - Car Camping at Mystery Bay (Mar) - Excellent camping sites, nearby views of rugged coastline, some great walking tracks and beach walking and not far to travel for kayaking and other hiking (such as the Mt Dromedary track)

TOUGHEST WALK - McKenzie Saddle

WORST WEATHER - Rain during the Budawangs trip (Jul)

TOUGHEST ASCENT - McKenzie Saddle in the heat (Apr)

BEST CAMPSITE - Mystery Bay Campsite (Mar)

WORST CAMPSITE - North Head Camping Area (Murramarangs) - Campsites too dusty (no grass) Ground too hard for tent pegs and possums a menace after dark

BEST CAMPING CAVE - Sunset Cave on Mt Donjon (Budawangs 2006)

HARDEST START TO WALK - Ascent from Otford Station - Royal Coast Walk (May)

NASTIEST BEASTIES - The Death Adder on the Berrara Creek recce - they just won't move off the track when you approach and if you step on one - Too bad

TIGER WALKERS AWARD - Robert Mottram & Dave Wastie on the Iluka Circuit Walk

NITPICKERS AWARD - Jock Findlayson (Tail-End-Charlie on McKenzie Circuit) His constant complaints of "what's the bloody hold up?" whenever the group stopped for a breather during the steep ascent up McKenzie Saddle

STATEMENT OF THE YEAR - "Shit! We lost already?" - The Borstal, 5 minutes into the 1st day's bushwalk on the Murramarang Car Camping weekend as the Shoalhaven Bushwalkers contemplated a track intersection on the way to North Head Trig

DIALECT AWARD FOR JOVIAL JABBER - Whenever someone breaks wind on a bushwalk, the offender is asked "Has the Colonel (Sanders) spoken again?"

DAMAGED EQUIPMENT - My Adventure Designs Fastback Tent (My favourite 2 man tent) - at Murramarang car camp noticed the mildew had taken root on the fly. Once home I tried to clean it up and all the seam seals came away - now fully repaired

BEST NICKNAME - "Harpic" - Jock Findlayson (Because he's always round the bend)

REGURGITATION AWARD - The Borstal - Who puts tuna on a burrito, but forgets to take the bread out of the plastic bag first? (Royal Coast Walk)

SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR - Jock Findlayson's rendition of Hamlet whilst holding on to a cow skull at McKenzie Station

CALL OF THE WILD - Murramarangs Car Camp (Possoms, Bush Rats, Magpies, Sea Eagles, Kookaburras, Satin Bowerbirds and several large Goannas) most of them after our food

TIRED FEET - 6 weary bushwalkers on the long 2nd day of the Royal Coast Walk (May)

INSPIRATIONAL PLACE OF INTEREST - The 2 small creeks running off the Shoalhaven River near Nowra Ski Park during a kayaking trip - flat calm water, Reflections from the cliffs, schools of hundreds of small fish, fascinating rock formations and rainforest cover to shade us from the sun - so peaceful and serene

IMPERSONATION AWARD - Gary Williams at North Era with his Michael Jackson 'White Glitter Thermal gloves'

COWARDICE AWARD - Dave Wastie & Vicki Ellis heading up creek rather than crossing on the tree trunk during the Conjola Walk

TRIG POINT OF THE YEAR - S34 (budderoo Plateau) - Great Views

PYROMANIAC AWARD - Yuriko Ball at Mystery Bay - couldn't sit down for more than 10 minutes without putting another log on the fire

FASHION POLICE AWARD - Karen Davis at Murramarang Resort (Those Boots & Socks, that towel, the headwear - had to be seen to be believed) and hubby Brett is reknowned for making derogatory comments on 'other' bushwalkers fashion sense!