Day:270, Words:270

The year 7 grade took their backpacks and made their way to the school for a departure time of 8.30 am. The destination was Gardibu, a mountain cabin rented out to schools, groups and private families. It provides a great opportunity for the class to bond in the great outdoors. Mobile phones, ipods etc were banned, but the kids were fantastic and didn't complain a bit. The hike to the cabin has been reduced, thanks to an extention of the 'road'. The remaining walk is still not easy and requires some determination on the part of the young folk.

After about an hour upwards through the mud, the group stopped at the conveniently placed park bench to take a drink. Coca Cola appears to have been replaced by Burn, Urge, Red Bull and other intense sounding drinks that the youth have been embracing in recent years. I remember when red cordial was in the news!

At last the group made it to the cabin and discussed sleeping arrangements. The accommodation can suprisingly fit up to around 20 people almost comfortably. The group was divided into work groups and they set about collecting water, hoisting flags and chopping wood. The work was carried out without complaint and the afternoon was a glorious canvas of young kids outdoors taking on the roles of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, The Famous Five and all of the other young role models from the era prior to World of Warcraft, Facebook, Justin Bieber and the iphone 5. It was great to see them enjoying themselves with the natural materials such as trees, rocks and the water.

 

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