Friday, 18 March 2011
Welcome to my Wambana blog
Welcome to my Wambana blog. During this 4 week camp we do a range of activites like fitness, leadership days, cylce tours and serverl more activities. In my blog i will discuss and explain these activites to an extant for who ever views my blog so they can have an understand.The meaning of Wardli to means team work and i hope it works out with us doing jobs around the house.
This is a picture of my Wardli, Wardli 2
This is a picture of the other wardlis on the campus.
Cycle Tour
Day 1: Tuesday 14th of March, 2011
Point Turton to Warooka return
Before i started for the first cycle of the tour i felt really excited at the challenages aheah of the bike tour over the three days. This was something i hadn't really done before so i wasn't sure at what to expect ahead. Mostly on this day the terrian we covered was quite flat and there where to many steep hills, mainly in the afternoon though, the wind effected the ride to an extent and in some parts it was really tough. Probably the only thing during the day and through out the whole cycle tour that i struggled with was the shifting of the gears on the bike, and trying to find the right pace. The bike riding through out the trip i believed helped my fitness and mainly help build the muscles in my legs. Today we covered a total distance of 40kms through the whole day and this was mainly covered in the farming aera's around Point Turton and Warooka. Thorughout the day we needed to pack supply's for lunch and snacks like scroggin and lots of water for the day. This had to be packed for the rest of the three days, but by the last day i had ran out of supplys for scroggin which really got my energy levels down. During the day there was only one challenge for me and the class. The was once a really big head wind on a steep hill which some of us found it physically demanding and i found it pretty tough.
Day 2: Wednesday 15th of March, 2011
Innis National Park
Todays cycle tour was qutie a tough ride for many people and was very well persuded by many people. The terrain through out the day was very hill and steep which challenaged my alot and by the end of the day i had felt i had achived something big which i first doubted myself with. The weather on this day was like the day before, a tail wind in the morning and a head wind in the afternoon which i found i really struggled with. During the afternoon we where set a challenge by Paul to stay in the second highest gear on the bike for about 40kms. This was a challenge that made me doubt myself and i throught i wouldnt be able to do it but almost everyone in the class completed the whole challenge which was not expected by the staff and this was a skill i learned for this day. The senerey through innis national pack was pretty wonderful but it was deiciving because of the tough head wind. Physically for me their was alot of pain becasue of the steep hills, this was mainly in my legs but i was mentelly happy because i made the challenge. Todays ride was the longest amount of kms with us doing 60kms.
Day 3: Thursday 16th of March, 2011
For me todays cycle tour was physically demanding and i just really wanted the end of the day and the tour. This was mainly because i didnt really have to much energy coming into my body with lack of supplys like scroggin which really challenged me during the day. Todays terrian was quite flat but unpredicable with alot of steep but annoying hills which was a challenge for me. Todays weather was qutie good compared to others but still a little bit of a head wind. During this ride i think i conquored my challenage of changing gears to the right pace that was comftable for me. This last day really taught me mentally that i really had just keep pushing to the end becasue at one bit i just wanted to give up the whole thing but i think i ve over come that now and i dont want to give up. Todays ride was 45 kms but becasue the day just really dragged on for me i felt like i had riden 60 or something.
Point Turton to Warooka return
Before i started for the first cycle of the tour i felt really excited at the challenages aheah of the bike tour over the three days. This was something i hadn't really done before so i wasn't sure at what to expect ahead. Mostly on this day the terrian we covered was quite flat and there where to many steep hills, mainly in the afternoon though, the wind effected the ride to an extent and in some parts it was really tough. Probably the only thing during the day and through out the whole cycle tour that i struggled with was the shifting of the gears on the bike, and trying to find the right pace. The bike riding through out the trip i believed helped my fitness and mainly help build the muscles in my legs. Today we covered a total distance of 40kms through the whole day and this was mainly covered in the farming aera's around Point Turton and Warooka. Thorughout the day we needed to pack supply's for lunch and snacks like scroggin and lots of water for the day. This had to be packed for the rest of the three days, but by the last day i had ran out of supplys for scroggin which really got my energy levels down. During the day there was only one challenge for me and the class. The was once a really big head wind on a steep hill which some of us found it physically demanding and i found it pretty tough.
Day 2: Wednesday 15th of March, 2011
Innis National Park
Todays cycle tour was qutie a tough ride for many people and was very well persuded by many people. The terrain through out the day was very hill and steep which challenaged my alot and by the end of the day i had felt i had achived something big which i first doubted myself with. The weather on this day was like the day before, a tail wind in the morning and a head wind in the afternoon which i found i really struggled with. During the afternoon we where set a challenge by Paul to stay in the second highest gear on the bike for about 40kms. This was a challenge that made me doubt myself and i throught i wouldnt be able to do it but almost everyone in the class completed the whole challenge which was not expected by the staff and this was a skill i learned for this day. The senerey through innis national pack was pretty wonderful but it was deiciving because of the tough head wind. Physically for me their was alot of pain becasue of the steep hills, this was mainly in my legs but i was mentelly happy because i made the challenge. Todays ride was the longest amount of kms with us doing 60kms.
Day 3: Thursday 16th of March, 2011
For me todays cycle tour was physically demanding and i just really wanted the end of the day and the tour. This was mainly because i didnt really have to much energy coming into my body with lack of supplys like scroggin which really challenged me during the day. Todays terrian was quite flat but unpredicable with alot of steep but annoying hills which was a challenge for me. Todays weather was qutie good compared to others but still a little bit of a head wind. During this ride i think i conquored my challenage of changing gears to the right pace that was comftable for me. This last day really taught me mentally that i really had just keep pushing to the end becasue at one bit i just wanted to give up the whole thing but i think i ve over come that now and i dont want to give up. Todays ride was 45 kms but becasue the day just really dragged on for me i felt like i had riden 60 or something.
Introduction to Statistics
The 3.4km run
This is a run where we run from the wambana shed to the sacred rock along the foreshore at the point turton and return to the Wambana campus.
Statistics low high range mode median mean Q1 Q3 IQR
Wardli 2: 14 20 6 14 15.5 16 14 17 3
Wardli 3: 14 23 9 ALL 18 18 15 21 6
Wardli 4: 15 19 4 15 16.5 16 2/3 15 18.5 3
ALL: 14 23 9 14,15,16 16 16 14/17 15 18.5 3.5
The intercourtil range is a gap between the middle per cent of data ie. IQR=Q3,Q1. The best time for the .4 run for me is 14 mins.
The 5.5km run-
Start at Wambana, follow bike track past sacred rock to end of Point Turton jetty and return.
Data
Wardli 2- 22,22,23,26,27,28
Wardli 3- 22,25,27,29,34
Wardli 4- 23,24,25,26,28,29
22 x x x W2- L H Range Mode Median Mean Q1 Q3 IQR
23 x x 22 28 6 22 24 1/2 29 1/2 22 27 5
24 x W3- 22 34 12 ALL 27 27 2/5 23.5 31.5 8
25 x x W3- 23 29 6 ALL 25.5 25 5/6 23 28 4
26 x x ALL-22 34 12 22 26 2515/17 23 28 5
27 x x
28 x x
29 x x30
31
32
33
34 x
This is a run where we run from the wambana shed to the sacred rock along the foreshore at the point turton and return to the Wambana campus.
Data: In minutes
Wardli 2: 14,14,15,16,17,20
Wardli 3: 14,16,15,19,23Wardli 4: 15,15,16,17,18,19
x x x
x x x x x x
x x x x x x x x
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Statistics low high range mode median mean Q1 Q3 IQR
Wardli 2: 14 20 6 14 15.5 16 14 17 3
Wardli 3: 14 23 9 ALL 18 18 15 21 6
Wardli 4: 15 19 4 15 16.5 16 2/3 15 18.5 3
ALL: 14 23 9 14,15,16 16 16 14/17 15 18.5 3.5
The intercourtil range is a gap between the middle per cent of data ie. IQR=Q3,Q1. The best time for the .4 run for me is 14 mins.
The 5.5km run-
Start at Wambana, follow bike track past sacred rock to end of Point Turton jetty and return.
Data
Wardli 2- 22,22,23,26,27,28
Wardli 3- 22,25,27,29,34
Wardli 4- 23,24,25,26,28,29
22 x x x W2- L H Range Mode Median Mean Q1 Q3 IQR
23 x x 22 28 6 22 24 1/2 29 1/2 22 27 5
24 x W3- 22 34 12 ALL 27 27 2/5 23.5 31.5 8
25 x x W3- 23 29 6 ALL 25.5 25 5/6 23 28 4
26 x x ALL-22 34 12 22 26 2515/17 23 28 5
27 x x
28 x x
29 x x31
32
33
34 x
Fitness Program
Friday, 18th of March, 2011
Distance: 3.4km
Time: 14:45
Friday was our first day doing the fitness and power training. The run consisted of running to the rock which was a km and a bit away from the camp and running back. The run for me personally was not to much a challenge but my body was a little fatigue, especially after the bike ride. During the run i really paced myself throughout the whole run consistently and that is the thing that got me through the three kms. The goals i set where just to stay up the front of the pack and keep a consistent run and they worked out in the end. Compared to today's fitness session, today i felt good and not as tired. Next time i think i will work harder to get more pace early into my run.
Saturday, 19th of March, 2011
Distance: 5.5
Time: 23.35
Today's run consisted of us running to the end of the point turton jetty and back to campus. Today after the run i felt really sore around my legs but during the run i felt fine but tired. Before we started the run i didn't feel good and i felt i would struggle but in the end i finished well. The thing that made me persist and not give up and be slack was the confidence i had from the day before and knowing that i was going to do well hopefully and i did. The goals i set where to pretty much stay up with the front pack through out the whole run with out backing off and i achieved this and i ended up over taking that pack and achieved over my goals i set which was a good outcome for me. Probably next time i do the run i would try keep a consistent pace over the whole run.
Sunday, 20Th of March
Distance: 3.4
Time: 14:05
Today's run was for us to run to the rock and back to Wambana. Today my body felt really good and i didn't feel as though i was lacking in pace or intenseity. During the run i tried to set myself some small goals. I set myself to finish with the runners that where up the front and keep up the pace. This time doing the 3.4 i felt more fitter than i did the first time and i felt more fresh i quess and it felt easyer than the first time i did it. Next time i do a 3.4 i will try to be quicker with my time and i want to try and beat adam.
Monday, 21st of March
Fitness game
In todays program we had a go for the first time at a fitness game. During this time we played many games like modified dodgeball, and varies team work games. This wasnt really a heavy work out so i felt good doing most activities but for some i felt soreness in my legs.
Tuesday, 22nd of March
Leader
Today i was a leader which involved me organising varies things in order to get the group ready. During the fitness program the rest of the class did the 5.5 km, and me and Jake ran to the mall which is a 2 km run to collect the mail.
Wednesday, 23rd of March
Power fitness
In this activity we did a range of drills like spirnt games and different types of leg lunges. At the start doing the sprint games i felt good and didnt feel sore like pervious mornings. But as soon as we started the lunges my legs got really fatugied and my legs started to burn which has made me sore for the last couple of days. The lunges where something that challenaged me and made me work hard.
Thursday 24th of March
Distance: 9.2km
Time: 50:10
In this run we had to run from point turton heading to Warooka and turning off to a beach track back to Point Turton. Today i was really sore from the power fitness and i found it really hard to warm up but i soon overcame this by the time i started. Well at the start of the run i felt calm and i didnt feel fatiuged becasue we where running as a group. as soon as the group split up i found that i had to push me self inorder to get a good time and actually finish the run. Running along the beach was fun and inorder to set myslef goals, every 800 metres or so i would set myself a target like say a bush and reach it and set myself a new one.
Friday 25th of March
Early morning beach walk
Today in the fitness program we did a beach walk/recovery session. In our leadership partnership we disscussed our excuse me gentlemen which is a thing that we have to learn about each others leader. My leader partner is Jake Girke so we just walked along the beach and discussed our many hobbies, favourite sports, what you do in your spear time etc.
Saturday, 26th of March
Distance: 3.4km
Time: 13:35 mins
In the 3.4 we run to the sacred rock from the campus and back to the campus. On this day i felt really sore so i throught i would have struggled with this run but once i warmed up i felt good to go. During the run i really diceided to push myself for me to be able to get my time. I achived this goal in the end and it made myself feel really good. Next time i would like to push myself even harder and get an even better time.
Sunday, 27 of March
Distance: 5.5
Time: 21:35
In todays we ran from campus to the jetty and return. Today i did not feel up to running myself to my limates but i still did any way. Today during the run my goal was to finish in the top runners and i did this with ease i throught. Next time i do the 5.5 i think i will try to get an even better time.
Monday, 28th of March
Power training
Todays fitness was power fitness. This required us to do chin ups. In the chin ups we had to do our personally bests and i got ten only just though which i was really happy.
Tuesday, 29th of March
Distance: 3.4
Time: 13:45
Today the run consisted of us running to the sacred rock and back. Today i felt as though i pushed myself to my limates to reach my person best of 13:45.
Wednesday, 30th of March
Distance: 5.5
Time: group run 40 mins
Today dale challenged two groups one inculding that included hobbsey, and one started earlyer than the other. I was in the group that started the latest and in the end we where close to catching the first group but they got away as we closed in on wambana.
Thursday, 31st of March
Today me and Jake Girke where leaders and we didnt conduct in the fitness program for that day.
Friday, 1st of April
Game
Today we played a game for fitness and it was a compination of football and soccer which i really enjoyed.
Saturday, 2nd of April
Distance: 5.5
Time: 21:10
In todays 5.5 run involved us in running to the end of the point turton jetty and back to campus. Before the run today my body felt really good and i wasnt tired or anything. My main goal for todays run was to improve my time before the 11km run. The main reason my time was better than previous occasions was because i ve improved my fitness throughout the camp. I was happy with my 5.5 time through out the camp and i throught i improved imesnsely.
Sunday, 3rd of April
Today we had a beach walk which enabled us to rest up a little before the 11km run tomorrow in which we walked down the point turton beach and back.
Monday, 4th of April
Distance: 11km
Time: 50:45
Todays run was the last run of the camp and was one of the hardest things i ve ever done. Before the run the class had set challenges to dale for the run and it was either to beat him or reach a goal of a time. I set out to beat dale by 4 minutes by the end of the run. The run was from Hardwike bay running along the beach towards Point Turton and our campus. As soon as i got up i already had nerves running through me and before the race i felt like spewing up. When the race started a group of people sprinted off but i started running with dale for the first km or so. My first check point for me was to reach the white sand dune infront of dale and also catch up to ned who was in second position which i did. By the time i had caught up to ned me and him slowly broke away together in the front with adam far up ahead. Me and ned had deiced to try and stick together the whole run which was something that really worked for both of us becasue we where able to push ourselves. Towards the middle part of the run i started to turn around and see where dale was behind me, he was pretty close so we deiced to pick up the pace and we soon lost him. From then on i tryed to push myself inorder to get dale by thoughs 4 minutes which i throught i was going well with until i hit the sandy track about a km away from the campus. This was a struggle at the start but i soon over came it and tryed picking up a faster pace. By the time i had reached the shed i was buggered but i was really happy i reached my goal of 50 minutes. My legs felt like jelly and i skulled my water botter and then went down the track again to support my other class members. The 11km was a really good challenge for me which made me tired and really sore.
Distance: 3.4km
Time: 14:45
Friday was our first day doing the fitness and power training. The run consisted of running to the rock which was a km and a bit away from the camp and running back. The run for me personally was not to much a challenge but my body was a little fatigue, especially after the bike ride. During the run i really paced myself throughout the whole run consistently and that is the thing that got me through the three kms. The goals i set where just to stay up the front of the pack and keep a consistent run and they worked out in the end. Compared to today's fitness session, today i felt good and not as tired. Next time i think i will work harder to get more pace early into my run.
Saturday, 19th of March, 2011
Distance: 5.5
Time: 23.35
Today's run consisted of us running to the end of the point turton jetty and back to campus. Today after the run i felt really sore around my legs but during the run i felt fine but tired. Before we started the run i didn't feel good and i felt i would struggle but in the end i finished well. The thing that made me persist and not give up and be slack was the confidence i had from the day before and knowing that i was going to do well hopefully and i did. The goals i set where to pretty much stay up with the front pack through out the whole run with out backing off and i achieved this and i ended up over taking that pack and achieved over my goals i set which was a good outcome for me. Probably next time i do the run i would try keep a consistent pace over the whole run.
Sunday, 20Th of March
Distance: 3.4
Time: 14:05
Today's run was for us to run to the rock and back to Wambana. Today my body felt really good and i didn't feel as though i was lacking in pace or intenseity. During the run i tried to set myself some small goals. I set myself to finish with the runners that where up the front and keep up the pace. This time doing the 3.4 i felt more fitter than i did the first time and i felt more fresh i quess and it felt easyer than the first time i did it. Next time i do a 3.4 i will try to be quicker with my time and i want to try and beat adam.
Monday, 21st of March
Fitness game
In todays program we had a go for the first time at a fitness game. During this time we played many games like modified dodgeball, and varies team work games. This wasnt really a heavy work out so i felt good doing most activities but for some i felt soreness in my legs.
Tuesday, 22nd of March
Leader
Today i was a leader which involved me organising varies things in order to get the group ready. During the fitness program the rest of the class did the 5.5 km, and me and Jake ran to the mall which is a 2 km run to collect the mail.
Wednesday, 23rd of March
Power fitness
In this activity we did a range of drills like spirnt games and different types of leg lunges. At the start doing the sprint games i felt good and didnt feel sore like pervious mornings. But as soon as we started the lunges my legs got really fatugied and my legs started to burn which has made me sore for the last couple of days. The lunges where something that challenaged me and made me work hard.
Thursday 24th of March
Distance: 9.2km
Time: 50:10
In this run we had to run from point turton heading to Warooka and turning off to a beach track back to Point Turton. Today i was really sore from the power fitness and i found it really hard to warm up but i soon overcame this by the time i started. Well at the start of the run i felt calm and i didnt feel fatiuged becasue we where running as a group. as soon as the group split up i found that i had to push me self inorder to get a good time and actually finish the run. Running along the beach was fun and inorder to set myslef goals, every 800 metres or so i would set myself a target like say a bush and reach it and set myself a new one.
Friday 25th of March
Early morning beach walk
Today in the fitness program we did a beach walk/recovery session. In our leadership partnership we disscussed our excuse me gentlemen which is a thing that we have to learn about each others leader. My leader partner is Jake Girke so we just walked along the beach and discussed our many hobbies, favourite sports, what you do in your spear time etc.
Saturday, 26th of March
Distance: 3.4km
Time: 13:35 mins
In the 3.4 we run to the sacred rock from the campus and back to the campus. On this day i felt really sore so i throught i would have struggled with this run but once i warmed up i felt good to go. During the run i really diceided to push myself for me to be able to get my time. I achived this goal in the end and it made myself feel really good. Next time i would like to push myself even harder and get an even better time.
Sunday, 27 of March
Distance: 5.5
Time: 21:35
In todays we ran from campus to the jetty and return. Today i did not feel up to running myself to my limates but i still did any way. Today during the run my goal was to finish in the top runners and i did this with ease i throught. Next time i do the 5.5 i think i will try to get an even better time.
Monday, 28th of March
Power training
Todays fitness was power fitness. This required us to do chin ups. In the chin ups we had to do our personally bests and i got ten only just though which i was really happy.
Tuesday, 29th of March
Distance: 3.4
Time: 13:45
Today the run consisted of us running to the sacred rock and back. Today i felt as though i pushed myself to my limates to reach my person best of 13:45.
Wednesday, 30th of March
Distance: 5.5
Time: group run 40 mins
Today dale challenged two groups one inculding that included hobbsey, and one started earlyer than the other. I was in the group that started the latest and in the end we where close to catching the first group but they got away as we closed in on wambana.
Thursday, 31st of March
Today me and Jake Girke where leaders and we didnt conduct in the fitness program for that day.
Friday, 1st of April
Game
Today we played a game for fitness and it was a compination of football and soccer which i really enjoyed.
Saturday, 2nd of April
Distance: 5.5
Time: 21:10
In todays 5.5 run involved us in running to the end of the point turton jetty and back to campus. Before the run today my body felt really good and i wasnt tired or anything. My main goal for todays run was to improve my time before the 11km run. The main reason my time was better than previous occasions was because i ve improved my fitness throughout the camp. I was happy with my 5.5 time through out the camp and i throught i improved imesnsely.
Sunday, 3rd of April
Today we had a beach walk which enabled us to rest up a little before the 11km run tomorrow in which we walked down the point turton beach and back.
Monday, 4th of April
Distance: 11km
Time: 50:45
Todays run was the last run of the camp and was one of the hardest things i ve ever done. Before the run the class had set challenges to dale for the run and it was either to beat him or reach a goal of a time. I set out to beat dale by 4 minutes by the end of the run. The run was from Hardwike bay running along the beach towards Point Turton and our campus. As soon as i got up i already had nerves running through me and before the race i felt like spewing up. When the race started a group of people sprinted off but i started running with dale for the first km or so. My first check point for me was to reach the white sand dune infront of dale and also catch up to ned who was in second position which i did. By the time i had caught up to ned me and him slowly broke away together in the front with adam far up ahead. Me and ned had deiced to try and stick together the whole run which was something that really worked for both of us becasue we where able to push ourselves. Towards the middle part of the run i started to turn around and see where dale was behind me, he was pretty close so we deiced to pick up the pace and we soon lost him. From then on i tryed to push myself inorder to get dale by thoughs 4 minutes which i throught i was going well with until i hit the sandy track about a km away from the campus. This was a struggle at the start but i soon over came it and tryed picking up a faster pace. By the time i had reached the shed i was buggered but i was really happy i reached my goal of 50 minutes. My legs felt like jelly and i skulled my water botter and then went down the track again to support my other class members. The 11km was a really good challenge for me which made me tired and really sore.
Moff's History tour 1 and 2
Tree's:
Nolfolk island pine-ice age: This tree was discovered by captian cook and was brought to the mainland to make sailing posts and now we see these trees all along the coast line of Australia.
Pepper corn- The pepper corn tree originated from india and was brought to Australia for the making of spices.
Aleppo pine- Introducted from Europe in the Medeterrianen, this tree was introducted by the euorpen settlers becasue they wanted something to remind them of home. This tree is also populor to plant along long driveways. The only type of animal that lives in the tree is the crow becuase it has learned to adapt to its acid like needles.
Mallee shrunb-Sheeoak-is a tree that is fire resitant like the sheeoak becasue its roots are under the surface and there fore it does not die becasue of buring.
Cypress Pine- Its is a tree that is from queensland which is used in the days used for lighting the stove and fires and was planted next to peoples houses.
Mine's:
Point Turton mine- Where the carvan park is located there is an old limestone mine. The limestone is used in the oil in mines. The limestone is crashed up and used for that purpose.
Stenhouse bay- In Stenhouse they mined gypson back in the 60's. The gypson was used to build houses and this subsentce was collected at the Stenhouse bay jetty by ships.
Settlers:
Boiler, Point Turton- One day at Point Turton there was a ship and its bolier became alight and the ship burnt down, now days, all that is left of the wreak now is the boiler that sits about 1m above water.
Gold Era- During the gold era the was an influcs of Chinese, it cost money for the chinese to stay in Victoria so during this time the saliors dropped off the imiagrents to a place on the Yorke Peninsula called chinamans hat so then the chinese would head across from S.A to Victoria to work in the gold mines.
Watering hole- On the Marion bay road there is a small farm with a long streches of caves with enterence holes all in this farm. In the days of when the aboriganels where in number across the York Penisula they would use these holes as watering holes.
Desalination plant- These are used becasue their is no decent water field so they have built desalination plants to supply water.
Ethel and the Ferhet- The Ethel and the Ferhet are to ships that got ship wreaked on a beach in Inns Park.
Tour 2
Warooka Museum:
Policemen and their sowrds- during the early 1900's policemen used sowrds for compat for fighting crime.
Butter making- In the early 1900's peoples butter was made by milk cured into cream and then the cream curned into butter by added salt.
Brentwood cemetry:
Oldest grave- 1878
% of young- 50%
Epetior- "the lord gave and the lord huth taken"
Sandenwood park:
- Horses where main equipment before tractors on farms
- Maids smoked meat in order to perserve food
-Maids did all of the cooking and cleaning in and around on the farm
Peezy swamp:
- Rift valley
Nolfolk island pine-ice age: This tree was discovered by captian cook and was brought to the mainland to make sailing posts and now we see these trees all along the coast line of Australia.
Pepper corn- The pepper corn tree originated from india and was brought to Australia for the making of spices.
Aleppo pine- Introducted from Europe in the Medeterrianen, this tree was introducted by the euorpen settlers becasue they wanted something to remind them of home. This tree is also populor to plant along long driveways. The only type of animal that lives in the tree is the crow becuase it has learned to adapt to its acid like needles.
Mallee shrunb-Sheeoak-is a tree that is fire resitant like the sheeoak becasue its roots are under the surface and there fore it does not die becasue of buring.
Cypress Pine- Its is a tree that is from queensland which is used in the days used for lighting the stove and fires and was planted next to peoples houses.
Mine's:
Point Turton mine- Where the carvan park is located there is an old limestone mine. The limestone is used in the oil in mines. The limestone is crashed up and used for that purpose.
Stenhouse bay- In Stenhouse they mined gypson back in the 60's. The gypson was used to build houses and this subsentce was collected at the Stenhouse bay jetty by ships.
Settlers:
Boiler, Point Turton- One day at Point Turton there was a ship and its bolier became alight and the ship burnt down, now days, all that is left of the wreak now is the boiler that sits about 1m above water.
Gold Era- During the gold era the was an influcs of Chinese, it cost money for the chinese to stay in Victoria so during this time the saliors dropped off the imiagrents to a place on the Yorke Peninsula called chinamans hat so then the chinese would head across from S.A to Victoria to work in the gold mines.
Watering hole- On the Marion bay road there is a small farm with a long streches of caves with enterence holes all in this farm. In the days of when the aboriganels where in number across the York Penisula they would use these holes as watering holes.
Desalination plant- These are used becasue their is no decent water field so they have built desalination plants to supply water.
Ethel and the Ferhet- The Ethel and the Ferhet are to ships that got ship wreaked on a beach in Inns Park.
Tour 2
Warooka Museum:
Policemen and their sowrds- during the early 1900's policemen used sowrds for compat for fighting crime.
Butter making- In the early 1900's peoples butter was made by milk cured into cream and then the cream curned into butter by added salt.
Brentwood cemetry:
Oldest grave- 1878
% of young- 50%
Epetior- "the lord gave and the lord huth taken"
Sandenwood park:
- Horses where main equipment before tractors on farms
- Maids smoked meat in order to perserve food
-Maids did all of the cooking and cleaning in and around on the farm
Peezy swamp:
- Rift valley
Snorkelling
During our snorkelling tour we travelled to a private beach called butlers beach. During the day we stopped and looked at varies bays to see if the water where calm enough to snorkell. During the morning we stopped quite a bit through out the morning and could not find calm waters. After lunch we stopped at a bay called butlers beach which is one of the main beaches in the property. After lunch we travelled and stopped at the first beach we saw, which was called treasure cove. This cove was the calmest we had seen all day and we decided to stop there to snorkell. Before we jumped into the water Beardy showed us some skills of snorkelling. We learned the skills to clear our masks, duck dive and then blow the water out as we came to the surface, and other skills like letting the masks of under water and then blowing the water out with our noses. During our free time snorkelling we didnt see much sea life, i saw a few decent sized fish but that was really it for the day, i think it could of been better if the sea was alot calmer. The best part about the snorkelling for me was to be able to see a pink jelly fish, it kind of scared me but then i just watched it swim away which was pretty cool. My greatest challenge i had with the snorkelling was one of the skills which was go under water and take your snorkell off under water and blow the water out when you retured to the surface and blow it out with your nose and i really struggled with this new skill and i could not complete this in the end.
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