Cadets
Cadet Hiking Camp, by Ava Birrane
On the 11th of February, the new cadets went on a hiking camp for one night at Grimwade. The hike to the campsite was 5km and we had to carry our own hiking bags. We took funny photos of the campground and the hiking trail. After the hike we set up our own area including tents and camp chairs then prepared and cooked our dinner. It was a new experience cooking on the trangias.
We had lots of fun playing hide and seek in the dark, we had to hide in groups so we wouldn't get into trouble. Camp was a good learning experience because we packed our own resources and learned what to bring and what not to bring for next cadet camp.
I found this camp a very fun and rewarding event. Thank you to all the cade leaders and volunteers for taking us on this wonderful camp.
Year 8 Bike Camp, by Luke McGuire and Eva Henderson-Mott
From the 24th to the 26th of March, twelve year 8 students, one year nine and one year ten students, rode part of the Munda Biddi Track for the Cadet Camp. The adults that came were Miss Old, Mr Tonai-Moore, Craig Beswick, Tony Brebner and Alan Boobyer from the Bridgetown SES. Over three days we rode almost 80km which included a bit of downhill and a lot of uphill.
The first day we drove on the bus to just past Deanmill and set off on the first leg of our journey which was approximately 20 kilometres. It involved some very fun switchbacks which some cadets Tokyo drifted down and rode over One Tree Bridge. The campsite of the night was Green’s Island. After some tasty dinner, a few rounds of a card games or a night walk, everyone turned in for the night.
On the second day everyone awoke at around a quarter past six, some people took more coaxing than others. After a lovely breakfast everyone started preparing themselves for the 28km ride, mostly uphill. The second day was a very scenic route through the forest on our way to Donnelly Village, where we stopped for lunch. The emus were very friendly and tried to steal all the food that we bought from the shop. A few people explored the playground and tried to learn how to fly. After the pit-stop we rode the rest of the way to Willow Springs which was also the Davies Stockroute Camp. After setting up the tents we had a visit from Mr Dareff who brought with him nachos and cakes that were made by Mrs Dareff. We had dinner, played a few games and went to bed.
The next morning, we awoke bright and early ready for our final day of riding. The last day was all on roads, some bitumen, some gravel. Most of it was downhill but there were some killer hills. After 74km of riding we went down our final hill into Nannup. We put our gear at the redback spider park and some people went into town. After we scoffed our chips (courtesy of Miss Old) we hopped on the bus. We unpacked the bus, hung out the tents, laid on the grass and went home to our first hot shower in multiple days.