William Pike Challenge: Croesus Track

Part one of the scavenger hunt could be located on the information board at the beginning of the track.

Beautiful beech forest.

The weather started out sunny and clear.

Through the creek (not a 'rill') and up the bank.

Across the 'rill' by log or rock.

1000m to walk to get to the Ces Clark hut.

Garden Gully hut.

The Garden Gulley side trip was a quick detour for some.

Then the hail arrived... just like the forecast predicted.

Sometimes sitting seemed like a better option than walking.

Three swing bridges had to be traversed.

Checking the loading for each swing bridge meant waiting patiently.

Beach Cook Out

Max's team work on collecting wood for their fire.

Every fire place needs a fire side seat!

First clear the fire pit, then put down your kindling.

After we had finished we took smothering the fire seriously.
Pot lots of sand did the trick!

Caitlyn's group had expert help!

Caleb found a comfy seat and Billy found a stick!

The modern version of two sticks...
AH and the bbq starter.

Cameron's tripod and camp stove were superb for the job
and Miko was a cracker chef!

Patties in the pan... burgers on the way!

Kebabs! Who whipped those up? Mmmmm!

Zac was a master on the steaks.
Imagine the luck of finding bricks at the beach!
Perfect for the grill to sit on.

Hazel recommends chilli sauce in a burger.

Great teamwork from Hannah and Jennae  

Sam was all about the steak! Well done or medium rare?

Gourmet fare on Karoro Beach.

And not just steak... potatoes too!

Serious smores Cam!

There were a lot of bananas and marshmallows...
 but only one group made pancakes!

Chocolate bananas cooked in the embers in tinfoil.  So good!

And then there was the super duper gourmet banana! Is that a balanced meal?

Photo Stories

Recently we had the pleasure of a visit from Kennedy Warne, New Zealand author and photographer. After looking at some of his photographs in the New Zealand Geographic and the National Geographic magazines we were set the task of telling a story with six photos. We had to consider the close, mid, and wide shots, the ability to give the story a beginning, middle and end, and to complete all of this within an hour and a half! No pressure!

Kaniere Water Race Walkway

Lake Kaniere at the start of the Kaniere Water Race Walkway

There's gold in them there riffles!

Sean,  takes a well earned lunch break.

Sooo many steps!

Kai time!

Billy rests his laurels upon Jaxon.

Collected together at Kennedy's Creek

Fluming awesome walk!

Billy rests on Jaxon during lunch.

Digital Technologies Exporation

Sushi

Operation Sushi:

We recently completed a literature unit, “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes”.  This was to raise awareness, during Peace Week, about our global histories. During the unit two students, Miko and Noah, asked if we could make sushi because sushi was a food from Japan. We all agreed that this was a great idea and so we worked in pairs to decide on our ingredients and to make our sushi.

Most people used the traditional sushi mat to roll their sushi. One group used the modern technique of a plastic sushi tube! Everyone had a go at making and eating sushi. The catch was that we had to eat our sushi using chopsticks! Adventurous cooks even attempted eating wasabi and / or pickled ginger for the first time.

At the end of the session we all agreed that we should try to make a new food each term. We are now on the hunt for a great story to provide a background to our next culinary adventure!