Year 5 and 6 walk the Bibbulmun Track

STOMP! STOMP! How much further? My legs were sore, but I kept walking. As we walked the beginning of the Bibbulmun Track we came across a small river that was flowing beautifully. In my group there was Miss Armenti, Sharai, Cara, Geah and Ashton. Today we left from the Northern Terminus of the Bibbulman Track and on camp we will walk the Southern end. 

After 20 long minutes we took a break and then the track got muddy, making it even harder to navigate! We were 2km in when the track started getting steeper and slipperier. Then all of a sudden, as we turned to the left we saw a beautiful waterfall, so we took a photo in front of it and then kept going. After what felt like hours and hours, we finally reached where we would eat lunch and sit down! The spot we chose had heaps of ants, so it was funny seeing the other people moving as fast as Usain Bolt!

On the way back some people stepped in mud, and the noise it made was disgusting! After getting slightly lost with Mr Pisano’s group, we finally made it back to the start of the track, got back on the bus and drove back to school.

By Leah

Year 6 Learning Leader

On Friday, 12 August, the Year 5 and 6 classes began their hiking adventure. We were lucky enough to have Ms McMahon, Mr Falcone and Mr Pisano along with us as well as Miss Armenti and Miss Henderson. We began at the Northern Terminus of the Bibbulmun Track and walked a total of 7 kilometres. The point of the day was to give an introduction to the Camino walks we will be attending in our laters years of school.

The day started when we all arrived at school and walked to the bus. As we sat on the bus we eagerly waited to arrive. We arrived at the Northern Terminus of the Bibbulmun Track and stopped for recess. We boarded the bus again and drove to the Camel Farm. As we arrived at the Camel Farm we learnt that the road was closed. We made a U-turn and drove back to the Northern Terminus.

As we walked throughout the track, we were looking out for a sign on the trees. Next, we stopped to say the Pilgrim's prayer. Along the track, we came across a foot scrubber. It was to protect our native flora. We were all amazed with the view of the mountains as we walked along. We went down stairs, up rocks and past waterfalls. Finally, we stopped for lunch and rested as we talked.

After lunch, we took the same route up. We took some stops along the way to drink water. As we neared our bus, we started to get very tired. We got on the bus and drove back to Holy Cross.

We arrived back and we said the Prayer of Gratitude. We were all very tired and had a good day. We were dismissed and happy to be back in our school. We all can't wait until we start walking the Camino Salvado in Year 7!

By Ashton

Year 5 Student