Callaghans Ridge

Yesterday Rm 1 and 8 went on the Callaghans Ridge tramp. Before we left Mrs Kemp checked that we had a rain jacket because it was meant to rain. She also gave us a sheet of paper that had thing that we had to find on a scavenger hunt. We found a tomtit, fantail and a blue mushroom. The fantail came over and was following us because we were disturbing the bugs, that they eat. The tomtit came out when we were waiting to begin the walk. 

It rained a little bit on the walk. We were sheltered by the towering trees but we still got quite wet. The track was muddy and there were puddles of muddy water all through the track. The mud was like clay and stuck to our shoes making a thick layer. There was a competition for who could keep there feet dry. Nobody got a anything because everyone had wet feet. I had fun walking through the puddles. 

At lunch time we had to make a bivouac. We only had 15m of rope and blue tarpolen, my team found a spot where there was a cluster of trees to tie the rope to. The tarpolen got tied to the rope and the rope got tied to the tree. I think that our shelter was a good spot and there was enough room for everyone in our team to sit and eat our lunch. 

I enjoyed the walk and I think that because it rained it made it a lot more fun. I think that it is quite an easy walk and that it does not take long to complete. It is a good walk gor beginners and a good walk for the beginning of the year. It took us most of the day but if you don't stop you could get it done a bit quicker.