In Week 6, the Year 6 and 7 classes attended a weeklong camp on Kangaroo Island. We enjoyed many experiences and activities on the Island, led by our driver, Hamish. The first activity we did on our camp was go to Cape Willoughby where we had three activities to do. A trail to follow, one of the biggest lanterns to see and climb up a lighthouse. After that we went to Prospect Hill, where we climbed 300 steps and enjoyed amazing views over the island.

On Tuesday, we were given a tour by Hamish and Craig in Flinders Chase National Park where we saw the area of the island that had been burned in the 2019/20 Summer bushfires. We got to walk around Remarkable Rocks and descended down to Admirals Arch where we saw heaps of seals! Then, we went to a wildlife park where we could feed animals and look around at them.

On the third day, we went to emu ridge where we learned how to make eucalyptus and learnt its many uses. Then we went to the honey farm and saw the bees up close. We also went on the ocean safari where we got to see dolphins out at sea and seals laying on the rocks. Paul liked doing donuts on the boat.

Thursday was the punctuation mark of camp! We went to Seal Bay where we learnt that they are the last colony on the island because they were hunted. Luke liked how fat and funny the seals looked. Next up we went to Raptor Domain and experienced a birds of prey demonstration. Some of us got to have a bird sit on our lap and some got to hold them. Ashlyn loved the opportunity to hold an owl specie.

We went to the sand dunes which was what most of the class was looking forward to. Asher liked how fast you could go down the dunes and Miley liked faceplanting, while Emma liked watching other people fall of their boards whilst sandboarding. On that night we played the chocolate game which Mrs Oates loved. Even Father Hau joined in!

On the last day we walked along the Independence Trail at American River. For lunch, we stopped at Brown Beach to have a sandcastle building competition. We then headed back home. We arrived back at school at approximately 8pm. It was a long journey! All of us really enjoyed our trip to Kangaroo Island and we look forward to seeing many other classes going and experiencing the amazing opportunity of seeing this beautiful island.