On the last day of Term 1, Room 8 set off on a rainy day to tramp the Callaghans Ridge walk. My Dad came with us on the tramp and our car group was Mylah, Emma and Billie. When we got out of the car it was drizzling and to be honest I was not that excited about starting the tramp in the rain. While the parents were dropping the cars at the end of the track we waited under trees until they got back. When they got back we started walking. I walked at the front most the way which I liked. After half an hour we had a stop and that happened a few times after so everyone could have some breaks. Emma and I did the scavenger hunt together and she counted the track markers for the first half of the walk. We had to look for some birds and some different types of bushes and trees.
When it got to about 11:30 we stopped for lunch. We got into our bivouac groups and made our bivouacs that we had planned out at school. My group was Mylah, Emma, Ilish and I. We worked quite well together. Our bivouac was really good! We tied the rope to to trees opposite each other and after that step we tied one side of the tarp to the rope so the rest was hanging down and after that we put sticks to weigh down the tarp so we had a bit to sit on so we didn't get wet but we still were sheltered. Emma stopped half way while we were building it and poured herself a cup of tea which was quite funny. We got our tarp checked and Ms Kemp said it was all good. We ate our lunch and then packed up our tarp.
A little bit after we started walking again, it started pouring which I absolutely loved! I found the rain so much fun! We got to slosh through puddles and streams that covered our feet. I kept my hood down so my hair would get wet which was awesome. I also loved going through a big puddle that had formed which was thick with mud and dirty water. I stayed at the front the rest of the way and jumped in puddles and that made myself quite wet! At the end we got in the shelter and a man showed us some gold which was pretty cool! When we got in the car and turned the heaters were on it felt super nice. Overall, I really, really loved the tramp and enjoyed it so much! A big thanks to Ms Kemp for organizing it and to the parents who came and helped us out.
By Indi
