Well, the countdown is seriously on now, although some students (and staff) have been counting since the very beginning! According to my countdown app, at this very moment in time, it is 21 days, 10 hours, 46 minutes and 14 seconds until we get on our plane over to Cambodia!
The excitement is getting real, the packing list has been set, our uniforms are here and we're soon to get out tickets! Before we go, we've got a bike ride this weekend to have a fun day as a group and a breakfast together and then we'll be finishing off the term with the Combined Schools Anzac Service at our local war memorial. We'll attend the Combined Schools Anzac Service as an entire group to pay our respects to our Australian Soldiers.
In the mean time, we're having a look at the different currency we'll be using and realising that the Vietnamese currency makes us feel like we're millionaires! We've also been learning how to say some different words and phrases in the different languages. It's definitely an interesting lesson when we hear everyone trying to pronounce the words correctly :)
Before we head off on our big adventure, we have to say thank you so much to everyone that has made this trip possible! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts to anyone that attended our fundraisers, bought raffle tickets, donated money, time and various items for us to raffle or use as prizes. We would also like to thank the businesses in town for their ongoing support of this tour.
It's been a big year, but we managed to reach our fundraising target thanks to you all.
If you wish to follow our journey while overseas, please regularly check this blog (the link will also be posted to our Facebook Page - CSHS Anzac Tour 2017) to keep updated with all that's going on overseas!
- Miss Thomson
We had Mrs McDonald and Tristyn tackling riding a tandem bike! After a quick practice they were ready to go. We headed off through town, a big group, nearly 30 of us! We kept to a two by two formation and had to make sure we contained the energy of Cam, Josh & Connor who rounded us up when anyone started falling behind.
We had one hiccup on the way out to Allanson... Jess ended up with two flat tyres! Luckily, she was carrying a pump to pump them back up and off we went again.
Just as we got to Allanson, Ashliegh's chain came off so Mr Croft worked his magic and got her ready to go again! We had a quick drink break and headed back into town.
On the way back into town, we had one stack.... Mr Blackmore forgot which side his back brakes were and hit the front ones instead and oops there he goes! A small but somewhat graceful stack, and unfortunately (he might say fortunately) no one got photographic evidence! But it was definitely a good laugh, he jumped up and was completely fine, no injuries whatsoever.
Back on the track, we only had a few minor incidents of tyre rubbing from a domino effect of braking! "It's easier on the way back in" we were told, I think a few people would disagree with that! But all in all it was a fantastic ride with some pretty nice scenery.
While riding alongside Taylor having a chat, Miss Thomson found out that Taylor had only just learnt to ride a bike yesterday and she did an absolutely brilliant job of controlling her bike, commitment and dedication at its finest!
We arrived back into town to some of the parents and Mrs Curran (who injured her ankle a few days ago and couldn't participate today) cooking us some breakfast. What a great end to a fantastic morning! Bring on the tour!
- Miss Thomson