Lake Daniell

 Lake Daniell 

On Wednesday the 9th of September Room 8, Ms Kemp and 10 parents went on a spring tramp to Lake Daniell for the William Pike Challenge.  Lake Daniell is in Lewis Pass on the Southern Alps. As preparation for the tramp we learnt about the dangers of the beech forest, hypothermia, and “Leave No Trace”. Leave No trace means plan ahead and prepare, travel and camp on durable ground, pick up your rubbish, leave what you find, minimise the effect of fires, respect the environment and animals in it, and be considerate of others. 

We first had to come to school and check we had the correct gear for tramping. Then we got into our car groups; my car group was Wairini, Summer, Rachel (Summer’s Mum) and I. When we got to the Marble Hill Camping Ground my classmates and I got together and then we started walking. At first when I was walking I was talking with Billie H and Wairini, but after the first stop I walked with Indi and Olive and talked with them. The walk is mostly flat but it has a few small hills. At the lake was the Kōhanga Atawhai-Manson Hut. 

The first thing that I did when I got to the lake was go and look inside the new hut with Indi, Olive, Summer and Wairini. The hut had a big chalkboard wall that was filed with peoples names and I found a spot to put mine. We went and looked inside the rooms with the bunks and then went and signed the hut book. I went and had some lunch and then went on the jetty to look at the lake. 

On the way back from the lake I went at the front with Indi and Hamish for 30 minutes then we stopped for people to catch up and after that stop I walked the rest of the way by myself because I was walking fast but not as fast as the people at the front. 

When I had finished there were people finished already and they had found a rope swing and I was watching but didn’t go on it because I was too tired. After everyone had finished the walk we had a talk and then we drove home.

I thought that the tramp was really fun and I really enjoyed walking and laughing with my friends and also looking at the new hut with them too.