The Story of a Campout

It all begins with the kids approaching their "night out" with varying degrees of trepidation as they pack their rucksacks under the watchful eye our trained bushwalking leaders.

Once packed, they head off to their destination which can be anywhere from 15minutes to 3 hours away.

The program follows a fairly set pattern from here on... 

Arrival, tent setting, some site orientation, meal preparation with trangias, night games and sleeping. (None of that "stay up all night stuff" on this type of camp).

Early to bed means early to rise. Crisp, still mornings with kids rolling out of tents and a single column of blue smoke rising from a just rekindled campfire is one of the true joys of this style of camping.

A leisurely breakfast follows and then it’s time to pack up and head back to base camp.

Walking into base camp is the best. Not because it's over, but because of the looks on faces and the constant chatter about the experience.

There is a definite change in everyone's self-esteem which has come from our innate sense of adventure

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