Our Camp 2013 - Day 5

Today is our last day in Kalgoorlie and we awoke to Mr Sanderson singing opera. Before breakfast we had 45 minutes to pack up and change. We then strolled down to the dining room, previoulsy having been set up by the Laterites. We were treated to another continental breakfast which included spaghetti and eggs. There were lots of excited chatter, as many of us were anxious to get through the days activities and get on the train home to our parents. It wasn't long before everyone hopped onto the buses to Karkulia Park. On the arrival we were greated by Anjei,who was our guide for the days outing, in which she explained how the day was to be run. We spilt into our groups of AB & C. We were with group C, our tour guide was a gardener. We looked at many different trees, native to the area and learnt about their different appearances, traits as well as taste of the non - poisonous ones. We also had the opportunity to plant and name a tree. All this time we had been making our way towards a lookout, in which you could see multiple kilometers in every direction. We then began our long trek back to our buses, although we had to wait a while as the other group were still at the look out. Once the other group arrived, we climbed aboard the buses and headed to Hammond Park for lunch. At Hammond Park we ate lunch, got frightened by peacock's, emu's, and kangaroo's. Afterwards we had some time to ourselves on the play ground. We then hopped back onto the buses to head to Hannan St for some last minute shopping. After Hannan St, we went to Coles and everyone bought some food for the train ride home. We travelled back to the camp school for a debrief and to collect our bags. A final farewell and thank you was said to the camp school staff, before beginning our long journey home. It wasn't lomg before we boarded the train and settled in to our seats for our 3pm departure for an arrival of 9.45pm in Perth. At exactly 6pm, we were handed our packed dinners which was a salad with some meat, a bread roll finished with a lovely brownie for dessert. When we reached Perth, our parents eagerly awaited us and we quickly left for our homes. I can guarantee we had a quiet trip home with a very long sleep. By Taylor and Merenia