Day 2 Update

Day 2 Pictures

Apologies for the delayed telecast as it is not easy to get an area with internet access in the campsite area. If you do not see updates on the 3rd night too, just check back the next night and we should be up and running.

Day 2 is the warm up phase for our trip. As the weather is atypically cool in Perth, there are lesser flies compared to last year. We started off by visiting Peel Zoo in the morning and there are plenty of interactions with the animals there such as kangaroos, fox, koala bears and alpacas.

In the afternoon, the children get to stretch their muscles and build up their confidence by going through various high elements and rock climbing. They also had the chance to play beach volleyball, not at the beach, but at the indoor beach volleyball court. That is really pretty cool, imagine a beach indoor. Most of the children at pretty tired at the end of the session and slept on the way back to camp.

Once back in camp, we shifted into the tents where we will be sleeping in for the next 2 nights. Our hosts are really excellent, bringing us mattresses and additional sleeping bags so that the children will not feel overly cold at night. Three cheers for our Australian hosts! As for the campsite area, we are literally in the outbacks, and it is common to see families of kangaroos jumping near our camping area or even possums up in the trees.

In the evening, we went for the highlight of our camp, a 250m long aerial runway down the hill and it was an exhilarating experience. The setting sun and the beautiful scenery adds to the joy of going down 250m at high speed.

Do look out for the next update as the children will be having fun in the activities with the Australian Cub Scouts.