We had the opportunity to participate in an overnight tramp for William Pike! I really enjoyed the experience, it was so much fun.
Overnight in the Outdoors
Beautiful beech stretching up tall towards the clouds
Looking very similar indeed we all thought
Packs on our backs tramping together
Walking across bridges, gravel and creeks
Playing fun games to fill in the time,
like I Spy and guess who?
A balanced bench marked half way
We cheered as loud as fireworks,
when It came into sight
Resting our legs we nibbled on snacks
and guzzled some water
Everybody chatted,
Then we continued our trek
Soon we could see Lake Daniell
Everyone was thrilled
Sprinting down the twisting trail
Reaching our destination well before tea
We unlaced our shoes and entered the hut
Manson Nicholls was its name,
because of three men who lost their lives there
The lake was so tempting
We put on our togs
And dashed toward the luring water
I stepped into the lake
It was like a sheet of ice
Target practice with slingshots followed,
creating utter chaos throughout the forest
Molly hit a bullseye and I was close
The dads chopped rounds of firewood,
Which we carefully loaded into the woodshed
A tiny mouse was hiding in a tree stump
Poking its face through the gaps
We started making our meal
Which seemed to take as long as a century
The sausages were fantastic
A ten out of ten
The sun was disappearing
Ms Kemp took us outside into the woods
We told stories,
Either scary or funny
Mine wasn’t great
But Ms Kemps was a cracker
We all walked back towards the hut
Shivers moved down my spine because of the stories
Climbing into my snuggly sleeping bag
I tried to fall asleep
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Someone was knocking on the window
“Dad!” Pippa yelled
We awoke the next morning and started breakfast
Pancakes and bacon were top of the list
We cleaned the hut and said our goodbyes
Then set off back towards the cars
We talked and talked the whole way back
Light drizzle started to fall
We reached the bench
Sliding into our rain jackets
To keep out of the wet
We crossed the sluice box
We were nearly done
The cars were in view
We kept moving forward bit by bit
We had made it
-Emma