Friday 23 November 2012
Latest on Flight Details
Mr Bazzo called to say that they are at the Popendetta Airport, all checked in and all well. The plane has yet to arrive so we suspect that they will be delayed. Please call Air Niugini for the latest.
A Late Message...
A late text from Mr Bazzo reads: "Reception has been non-existent here. The kids have had a great couple of days embracing village life and being welcomed. Canoeing was a hit and so was the beach this arvo! We head back to town tomorrow. As far as I know, flights are on time. Will call then."
Thursday 22 November 2012
FLIGHT DETAILS FOR 7/8 GROUP
We have not heard from Mr Bazzo so reception must be bad at Sanananda.
The group is due to arrive from Popondetta at 3pm tomorrow afternoon on flight PX 857. Please be on time for pick up as the teachers will be glad to get home for a much deserved rest.
The group is due to arrive from Popondetta at 3pm tomorrow afternoon on flight PX 857. Please be on time for pick up as the teachers will be glad to get home for a much deserved rest.
Wednesday 21 November 2012
TO SANANANDA...
Today was travelling day - a long drive down the north side of the Owen Stanley Range to Popendetta. Mr Bazzo writes: "All is well, the kids were in particularly good spirits on the truck today until they started to get sleepy... but then one of the trucks got bogged which livened everyone up." They arrived at Buna in the afternoon. Half the group walked around the coastline, whikle the other half enjoyed a banana boat ride to Sanananda. On the return the groups will swap.
The students were unaware that they were about to be given a special, traditional greeting and meal by the local people of Sanananda.
Mr Bazzo said in his text to me: "So we swim now while we wait for the others to join us from their walk. Tomorrow we have a day's worth of activities here! Anyhow reception is hopeless... will try to text tomorrow."
That's all for now.
Andrew Levey
The students were unaware that they were about to be given a special, traditional greeting and meal by the local people of Sanananda.
Mr Bazzo said in his text to me: "So we swim now while we wait for the others to join us from their walk. Tomorrow we have a day's worth of activities here! Anyhow reception is hopeless... will try to text tomorrow."
That's all for now.
Andrew Levey
Monday 19 November 2012
Enjoying Kokoda
ENJOYING KOKODA
Yesterday, the group enjoyed an hour and a half walk along the beginning of the Kokoda Track to Hoi Village. This was a fairly level walk at a leisurely pace. Everyone enjoyed being out, away from the city. The village of Hoi is beautifully situated on a small creek at the base of the Owen Stanley Range.
At about 6pm yesterday, the skies burst open and it poured for six hours. The students played 'Musical Tents' as some were washed out during the night. However, the Kokoda Spirit porters came to the rescue, erecting extra tents for the students!
The students have enjoyed their second day. They have been taught by the porters how to make bush stretchers (as the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels made them for the soldiers during the war. They are heading over to the Kokoda Community School this afternoon for some activities with those students.
Other activities have been playing the guitar, playing various games such as Capture the Flag and swimming in the river.
Yesterday, the group enjoyed an hour and a half walk along the beginning of the Kokoda Track to Hoi Village. This was a fairly level walk at a leisurely pace. Everyone enjoyed being out, away from the city. The village of Hoi is beautifully situated on a small creek at the base of the Owen Stanley Range.
At about 6pm yesterday, the skies burst open and it poured for six hours. The students played 'Musical Tents' as some were washed out during the night. However, the Kokoda Spirit porters came to the rescue, erecting extra tents for the students!
The students have enjoyed their second day. They have been taught by the porters how to make bush stretchers (as the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels made them for the soldiers during the war. They are heading over to the Kokoda Community School this afternoon for some activities with those students.
Other activities have been playing the guitar, playing various games such as Capture the Flag and swimming in the river.
Sunday 18 November 2012
7/8 KOKODA & NORTHERN BEACHES TRIP
SAFE ARRIVAL IN KOKODA
The group has arrived safely in Kokoda. Mr Bazzo will send messages to us at school and we will relay information to you via this blog.
Mr Bazzo writes, " We are all safe on the ground! There were clouds and bumps along the way but all was well".
The group are off for a walk to Hoi village. They have our school mascot Monty with them and plan to take him swimming!
The weather there is overcast, humid but mostly fine.
SAFE ARRIVAL IN KOKODA
The group has arrived safely in Kokoda. Mr Bazzo will send messages to us at school and we will relay information to you via this blog.
Mr Bazzo writes, " We are all safe on the ground! There were clouds and bumps along the way but all was well".
The group are off for a walk to Hoi village. They have our school mascot Monty with them and plan to take him swimming!
The weather there is overcast, humid but mostly fine.
Thursday 23 August 2012
Flight Update
The flight is on time and they have taken off!
Please be at the domestic terminal to collect your child at 12.30 pm.
Flight Info
Good morning everyone
The wonderful people at Air Nuigini have informed us that at present our plane is on time, so we should be leaving a 10.55 and ariving at 12.00. We are all excited to see you at 12.00 so we can tell you about all the exciting things we have been doing.
Make sure you keep an eye on our blog for any updates.
The wonderful people at Air Nuigini have informed us that at present our plane is on time, so we should be leaving a 10.55 and ariving at 12.00. We are all excited to see you at 12.00 so we can tell you about all the exciting things we have been doing.
Make sure you keep an eye on our blog for any updates.
Last Day!
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| Monty watching the Olympics |
We are all making the most of our last day in Alotau today. We will be sad to leave, even though we are excited about seeing our families again tomorrow.
This morning we continued with some of the activities we started yesterday such as canoeing and orienteering and we also all took part in the Wanigili Olympics.
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| Canoe Hikers and Hibiscus competing in the Wanigili Olympics |
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| Last canoeing session |
After lunch we were tested for our canoe licences. We also spent some time filling in our workbooks and practising for the camp concert tonight.
Later on, we also had a chance to buy some souvenirs as some of the local craft sellers came to the education centre to set up some stalls for us. We are pretty happy with our purchases!
We are trying to make the most of our last evening here and are very excited about the camp concert. Before we know it, we'll be packing our bags and on our way back to POM.
Please check the blog tomorrow morning for updates on our flight as we will let you know as soon as we hear any news of possible delays.
See you tomorrow!
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Rainy Wednesday
The rain has been thrashing down most of the day but it's not stopped us!
We worked in our teams all morning and rotated between different activities. We all took part in some Initiatives - team building games, we also did either canoeing or orienteering. We will be completing the activity we missed out on tomorrow morning.
After a quick sandwich and pizza-bread lunch, we took a trip on the diner trucks to the oil palm plantation.
We're back at the education centre now and have just started preparing our team performances for the Camp Concert which will take place tomorrow. After dinner tonight we will all be outside playing night games! We're really looking forward to it!
We worked in our teams all morning and rotated between different activities. We all took part in some Initiatives - team building games, we also did either canoeing or orienteering. We will be completing the activity we missed out on tomorrow morning.
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| "Canoe Hikers" practising back-flips on beam |
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| "Hibiscus" doing Tarzan impressions |
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| "#1 Team" walking the plank |
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| Having fun on the diner truck |
| At the plantation we met a nice lady called Joanne. She answered all of our questions and gave us a tour. Two interesting facts about Joanne; today is her birthday, and she is an ex-student of Murray School! |
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| On the plantation |
We're back at the education centre now and have just started preparing our team performances for the Camp Concert which will take place tomorrow. After dinner tonight we will all be outside playing night games! We're really looking forward to it!
Tuesday 21 August 2012
DAY 3 - AROUND THE CAMP
After a good night's sleep, we got up and enjoyed the activities of the camp.
Table Tennis
Waitng our turn
volleyball skills
I made my bed but now I'll mess it up again!
Our place!
Is it time to get up?
Upstairs to Breakfast
Boy, am I hungry!
Making Milo
Texting time for the teachers!
Our camp co-ordinator, Guy Edwards talking to us about the day's activities
Monty helped us dry the dishes
AN EXCITING DAY TWO
Today, we set off in diner trucks for a half hour ride to a place called Ladava Beach at the western end of Milne Bay. We enjoyed swimming and snorkeling and just hanging out together.
Life jackets help us float without effort while snorkeling.
Digging in the sand was fun!
After swimming and a picnic lunch, we headed through the village and learnt that this site was where the Australian and American army bases were during WW2.
Monday 20 August 2012
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