On the first day of camp, everyone arrived at school at 6am to leave by 6:30am. We boarded the ferry at 11:30am, which took us 45 minutes to get to Kangaroo Island. Our first stop was at Clifford’s Honey Farm. We were given a tour of the farm and had the option to taste the honey samples that they had provided. We were then told that each month, the bees have different seasonal flowers that give a unique seasonal flavour to their honey. The workers told us facts about the farm, such as they take care of and work with Ligurian bees. Ligurian bees are originally from Italy, but they now remain on Kangaroo Island as an almost extinct species, which is the reason why you cannot bring honey onto Kangaroo Island. Afterwards, we headed to Seal Bay, where we had the opportunity to walk down to the beach and observe the adult seals sleeping whilst juvenile seals played around in the water.  

Day 2, we started the day at Stokes Bay for a morning swim. We then went to Raptor Domain where we watched a bird show and reptile show. Many of us had the opportunity to hold the birds and different reptiles.  We then went to Vivonne Bay to learn how to surf.  Everyone had fun and most of us stood up on the surfboard.  

Day 3 we visited Flinder’s Chase National Park. We went to an old lighthouse that had a great view over the ocean. Afterwards, we went to Admiral’s Arch where we walked down and watched some fur seals play around and have fun in the water. We went to Remarkable Rocks, and a lot of us climbed the rocks there. We enjoyed the scenery and view. We then made our way to Little Sahara where we were taught how to sandboard down massive sandhills. It was very tiring walking up the hills.  

Our last day on Kangaroo Island, we walked up Prospect Hill, the same hill that Matthew Flinder’s climbed when he discovered the island. There were over 300 steps on the way up the hill, it was very exhausting, but the view was worth the exhaustion.  

We would like to thank Mr. Slagter, Ms. Moll-Short and Mel for the amazing trip! We loved every minute and the opportunity to try different things.  

Written by Xanadu and Harriet