Camp

Monday 16th: Grades Five and Six went to Rose’s Gap in the Grampians on Camp this week. I took a trip up to join them for a day and a half. The scenery is spectacular, especially as there is such a contrast with the long, straight roads through lowland, which is more of the norm in Victoria. One tends to forget that there are mountain ranges and in north east Victoria you can even ski.
The kids stayed in cabins and the teachers also. The teachers' cabins were a little more spacious and even had heat, unlike the poor kids. It went down to about two degrees at night and only got to a high of 13 during the day. But thank God it did not rain. They chose not to go in the summer as it is too hot and snakes and bushfires are more of a danger. Bushfires had swept through the area three years ago and you could still see the evidence as you drove through the forests, especially on my way back which was through the bush on a dirt track, for the first 15k.
Activities included abseiling, giant flying fox, canoeing, rope games and a giant swing. Fairly typical of adventure centres at home. I only had the courage to do the flying fox and felt a little left out as every child and every teacher and parent tried everything. The Aussies are great for having a go.