Our Year 9 class is currently enjoying the wonders of Far North Queensland. Our campsite on the edge of Lake Tinaroo is beautiful and we have the whole place to ourselves. We walked through rainforests, saw turtles and swam in the crystal blue waters of a volcanic crater lake and drove through misty mountains and the highest town in Australia to see a big waterfall and enjoy some hot springs.
After leaving the Atherton tablelands and it’s lush cool climate the class headed out to Laura and it’s dry and hot weather where we have seen some amazing rock art. After spending a night sleeping under the stars we rose early and drove down to Mossman where we spent the day immersed in local indigenous culture and visited the shoreline and Mossman Gorge.
With the solstice upon us we prepared a winter festival for the Far North Steiner School and the students helped the little ones with a beautiful spiral walk accompanied by some singing.
We are off to the Daintree today. Spirits are high and everyone is stepping up to support each other and make the most of this wonderful adventure.
Luke Wigmore
Year 9 Guardian