Grade 5 camp
On Monday we left school at about 9am and we were all really excited. Our first stop was at Gunns Plains Caves. Our tour guides were Geoff and Chris (who was also called Bob). There were 54 steps at the start of the caves. We got to see glow worms and in one part it went completely dark! We learnt about the different types of stalagmites and stalactites. It was great. Next we had lunch at the Ulverstone Dinosaur Park. Miss Hanson went on the zip line and flung up into the air. We also ate Cooper’s cupcakes. Next we headed to camp. We got settled into our cabins and had some free time. After dinner, we had a big swim in their pool.
The next morning we had breakfast and spent the whole day at Hagley Farm. We went to the dairy and saw a cow being milked. Although she didn’t cooperate as she was saving her milk for her calves. She also coughed on some people and even pooped right in front of us. This was really funny! We also fed some ducks, goats, sheep, donkeys, alpacas, chickens and pigs. We got to collect eggs and attempt to catch chickens to hold them.
We also had a tractor ride around the farm and we learnt about different types of cows and crops. It was fun but also super windy and cold. We dressed up and went to the Olde School which was set in 1899. The teacher was really grumpy and used the cane. If the boys were wearing hats inside they were punished by having read chalk on their noses because they were trying to be class clowns, therefore they were made to look like clowns. Someone also had to wear the Dunce hat if they said something wrong. That afternoon, we had time at the museum where we saw old machinery and really old household items. We got to wash some huge undies using olden day techniques. That night we watched a movie all together.
On the way home, we went to Tasmania Zoo. We got to pat the kangaroos and wallabies. The souvenir shop was really expensive. We got to pat a baby Tassie Devil named Poppy. We saw some alpacas being sheared and got to keep some of the fur.
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