It is the 26th of February and it is day 26 out of 56. 2 days ago 2A got back from our first expo.
On the 23rd of Feb we set off on our journey starting at the Yeerung River and walking about 9km along the beach until we reached our destination at Dock Inlet. This was where we set up camp. After a long hard day of walking in 30 degree weather we all got to go down to the beach and have a nice, relaxing swim. Time came around to quickly when the breeze kicked in and the water was getting cold, we jumped out and headed back up to our camping area. We sat in a circle with our trangias, cooked tea and got eaten alive by mosquitos. That didn’t stop any of us though when we headed back down the beach to watch the sunset and review on our day. Only then the worse part of the expo came, the rain. Once again we walked back to our camp and finished our review. That was the point when everyone was dead tired and went to bed. Day 2 of expo one- 6:30 came around to quickly when Sam and Jordan ran around to everyone’s tent and shook them like you wouldn’t believe.
Well I guess we had to pack up, as we only had half an hour until breakfast and headed off for our last experience of the journey. When it came to swapping roles we all gathered in a circle and had a little ceremony. That started, day 2 of 2A’s expo. Even though it took us about 15-20 mins to pack up the toilet nothing stopped us. About 5km into our land hike we came across a red belly black snake, but it didn’t harm anyone. Another kilometre went by and we nearly got lost. But nothing stopped 2A. We found our way and arrived at our destination, back at the Yeerung at about 1:00pm. That was the end of our first journey together and it was amazing.
Ella - Maffra SC |
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Yesterday 1b did sustainability. We learnt about being sustainable and talked about our beliefs of the past environment and the future environment. After a few videos about our environment we went outside and planted lettuces in our vegie patch at Snowy and picked tomatoes and pumpkins.
We also learnt how other people live and what they do in their life. We also watched how we can stop making so much pollution, like ride a bike to work or school.
Written by Kelsey and Ross, Swifts Creek School |
A few days ago, 2A had our first expo.
On the first day, we got all our food and stuffed it into our packs.
Then we set off for the long walk.
We walked along the beach for about one and a half hours and then decided to take our morning tea break. When we got up again, we were all feeling energetic.
As we walked along the sand, every step became harder and harder and everyone was grateful when we finally got to our lunch spot, we were all grateful for the break.
Everyone had wraps for lunch and a few people decided to have a lunch ‘pun off’ which mainly revolved around relish puns and lettuce puns.
We packed up and set off again.
When we got to our campsite at Cape Conran, we set up our tents and went for a swim in the lake.
Everyone decided that it was a good idea to swim underwater and grab other people’s legs.
After the swim everyone dried off and started getting ready for dinner.
Dinner was a stressful affair for some and my group nearly burnt our carrots.
For our reflection, we went back to the lake to watch the sunset as we wrote about our day.
It was an amazing end to a crazy day.
By Sunny - Northcote HS |
A couple of days ago we watched a movie called "The Rabbit Proof Fence". It was an inspirational true Australian story involving three aboriginal girls who escaped a missionary to travel 1500 miles to their home in Jigalong, following the rabbit proof fence. I think we all really enjoyed it. I think the lesson we learn from the movie is that we should never give up, even if the odds are stacked against us. We can achieve amazing things, like walking 1500 miles, and outwitting a professional tracker.
Ewan, Wonthaggi Secondary College |
On the 17th of this month 1B went on expo. The first day was quite fun once you got over the annoying heat and the sand which kept sinking underneath your feet. I was navigator the first day and quite a few times thought I’d walked too far and started getting stressed out. When we finally got to the camp site we set up and got changed and went straight to the inlet for a well-deserved swim. We all had a big night talking and still managed to get a fair amount of sleep. On the second day we had to pack up which we all did reluctantly but managed to get everything packed up in time. We had to walk back along the power line track which was very tiring because we had to go up and down hills and were all very tired. Over all I’m sure we all enjoyed our first Expo.
Kate - Swifts Creek |
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