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The Boys that went: Jacob Lillyston, Jason Montin, Matthew Dicken, Iago Lopes, Jack Imray, Michael Alofi,
Trei Mu, Tommy Fitzsimmons, Jack Ross, Jerome McGuiness, Mr Te Wai Piripi and Mr David Sefton.
Mt Ruapehu Y13 PE TRIP
O
n Saturday 21st September, ten Year
13 PE boys, along with Mr Sefton
and Mr Piripi went to Turangi for
five days to take part in a variety of
activities. When we arrived in Turangi the
weather was a bit average so we stayed
indoors and got a feel for the place where
we were staying which was the Extreme
Backpackers Turangi. After claiming bunks
and plugs we had a meeting about our
behaviour and we sorted out the duty. The
teachers then prepared dinner.
The following morning the weather was
dreadful and the plan was to do a four hour
walk. After reaching the Lower Tama Lakes
for lunch (two hours of walking completed)
the heavens opened up and the rain came
down while we were having our lunches
This hurried us up as we finished our lunches
to get back on road back to civilisation. Once
arriving back at the backpackers I think
it was safe to say that all of us, including
the teachers, were relieved. On the second
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day the scheduled plan of snowboarding/
skiing was cancelled due to poor weather so
instead we found more walking tracks which
will be used for future reference if a day on
the mountain is cancelled again.
Day three looked prosperous as the mountain was open and the sun was out. We all
woke up with a great anticipation of a great
day of snowboarding. With our snowboarding
lesson at 11 we were looking forward to it.
“ Theup and the
heavens
opened
rain came down
while we were
having our lunches
We had lunch at 12 in the warmth of the
café we then decided to get back out there
and make the most of the rest of the day.
Unfortunately that came shortly after lunch
when the weather came (again) and the
Mountain was forced to be closed. Although
the mountain was short lived, we all had a
great day. Our final journey on this trip was
to the Rangatira Golf Club on the way home
to play nine holes as part of an assessment.
This was the best day of the five which we
were away. The sun was out and it was about
17 degrees. The boys enjoyed the scenery
which this amazing course provided and the
cool drink which was had at the end.
The Year 13PED class would like to thank Mr
Piripi and Mr Sefton for making this trip possible and for organising all the car washes
and parents’ meeting. Also we would like
to thank the parents for the home cooking
which was provided for us to enjoy on the
evenings while we played cards with German
Tourists.
Jack Imray
St Bernard’s College 2013