Parent Weekend

On Friday the 20th of February was the 11km run. All the fitness training we had done had led us to this moment. We were excited and scared at the same time wondering if we would be as good as the classes before us. We took the bus and it drove us to Hardwicke Bay. We then started our run which was along the beach and straight to Wambana. Unfortunately the tide was in so we had to run a longer way round the beach than some of the classes before us. It was a long time and I was aiming for under 1hour and 30 minutes. In the end I got 1hour and 18 minutes which was an alright time. The person with the fastest time was Mitch Wicks with 56 minutes. We then had breakfast and started packing up for the parent weekend. Once packed we got ready to invite the people from leisure options to our Wardli’s. We were going to have a sausage sizzle with them again.

We toured them around the campus and in our Wardli’s. Then we played cards or got them a cup of coffee and talked with them. Lunch was soon ready and we made our way to the Barbeque area. The sausages were good but we didn’t have enough of them. We also didn’t have enough patties and bread. We then played some card games and then they had to go back. Once they had left we packed the barbeque area and headed the oval. The lucky people’s parents arrived early and they got to head off. After around 20 minutes of waiting we were told to go to the classroom and work on our blogs. My parents came around 10 minutes later and picked me up. I was happy that they had finally came and was eager to catch up with them. We stayed at one of the cabins at the Point Turton Caravan Park. We then talked about all the things that I had done and the highs and lows of the extended stay. We then started cooking Lasagne which is my favourite meal. It tasted good although the pasta that we used wasn’t that great. It was a new one that we were trying. We then watched some TV and I showed them some of the pictures that I had taken on the Extended Stay. Then I headed off to bed.

The next day I was going to show them all the things that I had done at the Innes National Park. It was good showing them around at all the beautiful sites. I also told some of Moff’s stories. The bad things was that we couldn’t get to the hidden cove because it was too rough and the tide was in. We ate chips and gravy at the rhino tavern which was near Stenhouse Bay. We looked at the Inneston Township and all of the history sites that I visited. We also went to the beaches that I went on for the cycle tour and researching the Hooded Plover. We then headed back and watched Sister Act on TV. I had one of the longest showers I ever had because at Wambana there is a timer that only allows three minute showers. Then I had one of the best sleeps due to tiredness.

On Sunday we headed of towards Edithburg. We went through Yorketown and unfortunately all of the shops were closed. When we reached Edithburg we went to the jetty to see what the fishermen had caught. As we watched a lady caught a massive squid. That would have made some excellent calamari. We had lunch at the tavern which was really good. We then headed off on the scenic route to Sturt Bay where we passed the Troubridge Lighthouse. This was also one of the routes we had taken on the cycle tour and I showed them where we had ridden.

After this we headed towards Corny Point where we looked at all the cool beaches. After this we went back to Wambana and dropped me off with my luggage. I was sad to see them go but I knew that I’d be seeing them again in another 4 days.

The highs of the weekend were seeing my parents again, showing them how I’ve changed and showing them the fantastic sites and sharing with them what I have done.
The lows were having to leave, and not having enough time with them.