1984 School Magazine

YEAR TEN CAMP REPORT The first attempt to go on camp was postponed due to heavy rain, so when Tuesday July 17 arrived, the twenty- one girls of 10 B were well and truly ready for a" holiday" Su n-d renched tropical pastu res, caref ree walks through the rainforest, picnic lunches and carefree nights sleeping under the stars. It was raining on our departure and we really thought that our holiday plans were going to be swept aside once agai n " Those of you who have been on a Year Ten Camp would well and truly realizethat it is no bludge - rain or shine. When we arrived at the Narrigon Hut some B km away from the starting point, we were expecting a huge camp fire with toasted marshmallows. To our amazement we were ordered into the hut to find ourselves singing, "The cow kicked the Nellie in the Bellie in the barn", and listening to the reading of splendid Archie Arch stories -- "which were f un for the whole family". Some two hours later, it was off to bed and a warning from Miss McAdam that if we misbehaved it would be off to Su rprise Rock, ?nd back. Su rprise Rock is a twenty minute march away. The next d.y we were happy to go to Su rprise Rock as we would be abseiling down the cliff. The next duy was su n ny and we were put into two Srou ps for abseiling or bush-walking. My group was "quite unlucky" not to go on the walk, and we we had to be the courageous ones f or the abseiling experience. Even though the slippery cliff was som e25 metres down, it was a great experience for the first abseiler to endure, and that so happened to be me. Most of the girls could not believe how unreal abseiling was, so we all had to try it for a last time, as dark clouds were lu rking in the distance. Just before we left, we had several groups of elderly citizens watching our penformances - obviously looking for tips. Mr. Emery and Miss McAdam felt sympathetic towards us" We were the begin ners. Mr. Emery with loads of skill and Miss McAdam having several years experience behind her were "old timers".

To our astonishment it started to rain lightly, so we packed up and reached homebase fairly quickly. There we started to cook our lunch. We ended up spending the rest of the afternoon in our tents "pigging out" on our scroggen, which was real food at long last. The "lucky ones" who remained in the hut, suffered Ranger Lyndas, baff ling murder stories. The next duy we set off , some 1B km of bush-walking up hill all the way; up to mountainous views of splendour. When everyone reached the campsite that afternoon, we were given The Talk by Miss McAdam about using the "toilet". One point Miss McAdam emphasised was the usef ulness of Mr. Em erf tas he would be the man on camp who would be able to f ill in "the hole". She was relieved that her "hole f illing days" were over. That night we had a camp fire, singing songs and telling stories. Belng our last night allwe wanted to do was fall asleep. The "Terrific Stories" and the detailed outline of what was going to huppen the next duy, put nearly all the girls into the Land of Nod. We had risen to the call of Max and our last day was to bugin. The long dty of walking was to conclude with a return home to our own beautiful beds. But before that there was a fatherly welcome of . "Co r,you stink". (What would you expect after four days and no showers.)

Donna Crook / 1o Griffith / /

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