Kerri Searle (Kezza)

Hi there, last term in KEFL we started our outdoor ED activities, this included us canoeing at places such as Swim Beach and Lilly Lagoon. We also got to participate in an expedition from Celebrity Tree Park all the way to swim beach – this expedition was pretty fun and we got to practice our rescues, I am fairly good at getting back into the canoe after a roll over.

On the 7^th of March we went to the Gibb Station for a week where we completed fencing. We had to pull down all the old fencing and put in new pickets and 4 tiers of barbed wire. Apart from this work, we did some fun activities like swimming at Gibb River road crossing and playing basketball with the lovely Nullagunda community kids. Shiriya and I got some driving lessons, as we had no clue on how to drive a manual car, thanks to Michael we are now okay at driving with only a few stalls. The Gibb was an amazing experience, we got to do new things and meet new people.

Recently we went on a 2 day canoe camp where we launched off at Lake Argyle dam wall and we canoed 25km to Coolamon Creek. It was a hard journey but it was worth it as we got to see the beautiful Kimberley scenery. We set up camp at Eco-Adventure camp site where we set a fire and relaxed for a while. After dinner we did a variety of campfire games, this allowed us to bond and gets to know each other better. The next morning we were up early and started packing up the camp site. After we packed up we hopped into the canoes and went for a paddle down Coolamon Creek where we showed Makka and Miss Audas our skills. We had to do stern rudder, sweep strokes, J strokes and swap from back to front of the canoe and vice versa. After that we had a swim near our campsite and then we got ready for the Triple J Tours to pick us up. I would like to thank Makka from Eco Canoeing for taking us on these amazing canoeing adventures and teaching us the ways of canoeing!

Our Schedules have been pretty hectic this term as a group of us have started horse riding. Every Friday so far it’s been good learning the ways of a cowboy and making a bond with our horses. Soon we will be going to the Gibb Station for our second trip; this one will be 2 weeks long. I can’t wait for the trip and hope it’s a blast.

Bye for now :)