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28 STYLE | feature “I just kind of dropped my pick, looked around and just let out this really contented sigh. I just felt this really amazing sense of calmness.” What could be better after exploring the 27km loop track than a nice soak in an outdoor bath? Photo: Marina Mathews times and they locked the place up. They were well ahead of their time,” says Tom, almost in disbelief. Thirty years later, ecology surveys have shown a beautiful natural regeneration process, says Tom. The flora and fauna within 200ha of native beech forest are thriving. And with all that, Gary though it was important to build the track by hand, says Tom. “I said, ‘Alright, OK’. Clearly, I didn’t think about it too much, if I had of, I don’t think I would have done it!” he laughs wryly. Ground was broken on June 8, 2012. Rakes, wheelbarrows and picks were broken until Tom found his “mainstay”: a five-pound pick mattock. He had help from a team of dedicated WWOOFers (international farm volunteers), drawn to the ecological and history behind the project, as well as a few mates. Tom admits his wife Katie thought he was a “bit nuts” when he decided to build the track. “It was a relationship that revolved around, ‘Well he’s gone for the day, with the pick and international travellers. But they’ve got lots of food, a boom box, so I’ll just leave them to it and hope for the best,’” he chuckles. For 5500 hours, they slowly dug out the 27 km track. Of course, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. There was that time Tom read the clinometer wrong and dug 25 metres at the wrong angle. But on November 30, 2014, Tom put down his pick. “We’d come down this ridge and been digging away all day and had linked up to where the join was. I just kind of dropped my pick, looked around and just let out this really contented sigh. I just felt this really amazing sense of calmness.” People now come from across the world to play, rest and experience the magic of the trail of Welcome Rock, the accommodation, recreation and event business Tom and Katie operate. It seems only fitting that Tom, the great-great-grandson of the first person to farm the land in 1911, receives deep nourishment from the “absolute peace” ‘Welcome Rock’ brings its visitors. “When you get here [to Welcome Rock] all you want to do is sit down in a bit of snow tussock and look out at the Eyre Mountains and just breathe, really. You won’t hear a sound. “You’ve got this massive skyscape and landscape with the pure simplicity of being in a place that makes you feel what a human being should feel like; relaxed and ultimately energised at the same time,” he says. True rustic high country accommodation is on offer. The Mud Hut was originally built by gold miners and restored by Tom’s family, and the Slate Hut has bunks and an outdoor cooking area. A renovated wool shed a bit more like a “studio apartment” also has a sleepout. All of them have outdoor baths. Tom and Katie also host two events. A 47km cross country mountain bike race called The Brew Chop, where the entry fee is a warm beer and a cold chop and the first person home gets the honour of firing up the barbecue. But for those after something a bit more competitive, the Revenant, an ultra-adventure run, may beckon. In what sounds like a terrifying ordeal to the non-superhuman, competitors run 190km, including a 16,000-metre vertical ascent. Unsurprisingly, it is an event that attracts the likes of former Special Air Service soldiers, says Tom. Only three people have ever completed it. Tom thrives on seeing people enjoying the land and meeting new people, which he say is likely due to his parents’ open-house policy after Sunday mass in Garston.
STYLE | feature 29 “I just have very fond memories growing up and engaging with these people from all over the world in complete wonderment. It installed in me a real love of wanting to know more and be curious,” he says. Though that curiosity also got him in a bit of trouble, he chuckles. He was the type of lad who would get distracted on the way to school by the duck pond. “She’d [mum] get the phone call, ‘Where’s Tom, he hasn’t shown up to school?’ And there I would be in the bloody duck pond, enjoying the birds and dragonflies because it was fun and cool and way better than school,” he laughs. Time hasn’t really changed things, he admits. The tussocks and valley in the distance are blanketed in snow. Tom sits in one of the outdoor baths with an orange and tan crocheted beanie on his head and his Harrington’s Rogue Hop in hand. “I do not have a care in the world. I’m sitting in a bath at about 1<strong>10</strong>0 metres [above sea level], in the snow, enjoying a beer,” he tells his social media audience. Simplicity. Just how a human being should feel. Welcome Rock is a place to truly get away and disconnect from the world. Photo: Mickey Ross NOW $174,995 2008 Ferrari F430 F1 Coupe Just 20,000kms!. Rosso Corsa Red with Cream Leather/Red Stitching detail. Carbon inlays, Carbon Ceramic brakes option, Launch Control, F1 Semi-Automatic Gearbox, Red Brake Calipers, Remote Locking, Full Ferrari Service History etc. These are easy to drive, sound fantastic and are one of Ferrari’s best! Very hard to get with this low mileage. NOW $79,995 2008 Aston Martin DB9 6.0 V12 Facelift Coupe Just 29kms travelled, Facelift 19” Sports Alloys with Red Brake Calipers, Upgraded Two-tone Black/Red Leather Sports Seats, Parking Sensors, Dual Exhausts which sound stunning!, Factory CD/ Stereo/Nav with Bluetooth, Red Stitch detailing, Full Electrics etc. James Bond style and looks! NOW $22,995 2013 Mercedes Benz A180 AMG Package Factory AMG Package with 18 inch AMG Sports Alloys, Styling and interior detailing, Multiple Airbags, 7 Speed Automatic, Privacy Glass, LED Lights, Mercedes Command CD/Stereo/ Bluetooth/AUX/ NZ Navigation, Parking Sensors, NZ Radio conversion, Reverse Camera fitted, 1.6 Turbocharged, Full Electrics etc. A smart look in Red! 2017 Range Rover Sport 3.0 SDV6 HSE Facelift NZ New 1 Owner only 53,000kms!, Attractive Nara Bronze Metallic/ Black Leather combination with additional Lower Nara Bronze Colour-coding and 21” HSE Sports Alloys in Black, Black Roof, Panoramic Glass Roof, Facelift revised Screen with new Gen 2 NZ NAV/Bluetooth Streaming/Ambient Lighting, Push Button Start, Multiple Airbags and more!. All set for Winter use. 2015 BMW X5 30d xDrive Motorsport 8 Spd Black Package Great looking Black Package Motorsport with 20” Black Sports Alloys and Grills, LED Lighting, Full Leather, Heated Front/Rear Seats, Adaptive/ Radar Cruise Control, Lane Assist, 4 Zone Climate Air, NZ NAV/CD/AUX/ Bluetooth Streaming, Reverse Camera, 2 Keys and more! Button Start, Multiple Airbags and more!. All set for Winter use. 2008 BMW M3 4.0 V8 6 Speed Manual Coupe NZ New, Hard to get with the purists 6 Speed Manual gearbox, 19” M3 Sports Alloys in Black, Raised M3 Aggressive Bonnet, Full Leather M3 Sports Seats with Heating, Dual Sports Exhausts, Carbon <strong>Style</strong> interior inlays and Roof, Push Button Start, Full Electrics etc. This will hold value very well and yet is still a blast to drive! NOW $99,995 NOW $64,995 NOW $39,995 17 VEHICLES NEW VEHICLES 250+ IN STOCK 15 IN STOCK
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