Weka Day Camp

The whole Weka Team went to Day Camp over two consecutive days.  Room 19 went with Room 1, and Room 18 went with Room 2.  Luckily we had the sunnier day but, even so, everyone enjoyed the camp.

When we first arrived, we walked right through the Auckland Botanical Garden to get to our camp site.  Then we were divided into three groups.  Each group rotated through three activities, although the order of events was different for each group.

When you were orienteering, you had to choose a map and then follow it to find a particular orienteering flag.  You stamped your record sheet with a special stapler on the flag post as proof that you had found that flag, before returning to base to choose another map.  There were twelve orienteering flags to find in total and they were situated all over the lower part of the Botanical Gardens.

Kylie, Vian and Trent studied their map before deciding what route to take.

Kiera and Devon relaxed temporarily before setting out again.

Holly and Ashley worked out the direction they needed to take before running off.

Zia and Nathan A ran like the wind when their orienteering flag was in sight.

Daniel and Sam were champions at finding orienteering flags.

Aasher carefully stamped his record sheet to prove he found the KE flag.

A record card with a healthy number of stamps.  Can you crack the code and work out the secret message?

Luke and Samuel cooking up a storm!

Nathan M nearly lost a sausage!

Zia, Amber, Sophie and Shaun were awesome camp cooks!

Cooper's sausage is golden brown and ready to go!

And now . . . the best part!

Everyone in the group had to work together to erect their tent.

Everyone enjoyed a quick sit down inside at the end of the session.

Everyone had a map to follow on the tramp so we could work out where the paths, crossroads, creeks and bridges were as we walked along.

We stopped every now and then to learn something new about the bush.  Here we are learning about the Silver Fern.

Here we are learned about the Nikau.  Some people call it the 'Knock Knock Tree' because, if you put your ear close to the truck and tap on the opposite side of the trunk, you hear a distinct knocking sound!  That is because the trunk of a Nikau palm is hollow. 

This is the map we followed on the tramp.  You can see the key that explains what all the different features on the map mean so that you can find your way around safely.