Today the Coochie kids chilled around the campsite. We split into two groups. One did some much needed washing and the other did various jobs such as weeding, wood chopping and collecting wood from the forest.
The second half of the day was dedicated to preparing the worship service for Family Day. Everyone did well in contributing ideas. Now only two days away, the Coochie kids are very excited about Family Day. Many are crossing their fingers and toes for the treats to come. Some of the treats wanted are chocoate, chips, lollies and soft drink. Although the treats are wanted many (actually all) people are just excited to see mum and dad.
Tomorrow we will be doing the same as today with the groups swapping. We will also have a sleep in. Yay! Other than that the final preparations for Family Day will be made.
See you soon and God bless!
Max, Andy and Maddie
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
6 August 2010
Today was a massive day. The boys finished off the daunting three day hike with Jamal and Jake tying in to be the first of the group to complete the hike. Meanwhile the girls had their second crack at horseriding which is by far one of the popular activities.
The three day hike was one of the harder challenges. It requires the allocated groups to cross 15kms of hills, creeks and bushland relying on their own navigational abilities to traverse the neighbouring terrain with only a little assistance from staff.
We believe all people who have been to Mt Binga or are experiencing it now agree that horseriding is extremely popular. Each student is allocated a horse for a session and you find that you bond with the animal. In the next weeks we will all be participating in a trail ride to show off our newly acquired skills in horsemanship.
Everybody is in high spirits at Mt Binga enjoying all aspects of what it has to offer.
By Aaron and Jake
The three day hike was one of the harder challenges. It requires the allocated groups to cross 15kms of hills, creeks and bushland relying on their own navigational abilities to traverse the neighbouring terrain with only a little assistance from staff.
We believe all people who have been to Mt Binga or are experiencing it now agree that horseriding is extremely popular. Each student is allocated a horse for a session and you find that you bond with the animal. In the next weeks we will all be participating in a trail ride to show off our newly acquired skills in horsemanship.
Everybody is in high spirits at Mt Binga enjoying all aspects of what it has to offer.
By Aaron and Jake
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Day 8 2 August 2010
This morning everyone was woken up nice and early, walked out the front for the raising of the flags and morning devotion and then everyone started morning jobs. Everyone was very happy that we got some Milo and cordial. Today all the guys rode the horses while the girls hiked out for the start of their three day hike.
Everyone enjoyed the horseriding although the Rugby boys had to catch up on all the things they missed out on as they were away on the first lesson of horseriding. The others continued on from what they already learnt.
Mitch, Joel and Luke
Everyone enjoyed the horseriding although the Rugby boys had to catch up on all the things they missed out on as they were away on the first lesson of horseriding. The others continued on from what they already learnt.
Mitch, Joel and Luke
Girls Three Day Hike
Hi, just the girls here.
The last three days have been so much fun because we did the three day hike. There were so many fun times but there were also the moments where you got to experience time to yourself which was good. There were a few trips and falls but everyone was so determined that they just got back up and kept on going.
Many new friendships were formed on the hike and we all learned how to get along with each other. Camping was great and everyone enjoyed it but once we got back to Mt Binga everyone was just so glad that we all started running to the cabin.
All up the hike was fun and everyone enjoyed it. All the girls were grateful for the time they got to spend with their friends but at the end of the day we all liked that little bit of time to ourselves.
By Sara, Amy B and Tessa
The last three days have been so much fun because we did the three day hike. There were so many fun times but there were also the moments where you got to experience time to yourself which was good. There were a few trips and falls but everyone was so determined that they just got back up and kept on going.
Many new friendships were formed on the hike and we all learned how to get along with each other. Camping was great and everyone enjoyed it but once we got back to Mt Binga everyone was just so glad that we all started running to the cabin.
All up the hike was fun and everyone enjoyed it. All the girls were grateful for the time they got to spend with their friends but at the end of the day we all liked that little bit of time to ourselves.
By Sara, Amy B and Tessa
Monday, August 2, 2010
1 August 2010
Hello to everyone back in Brisbane.
Today at Mt Binga was a pretty chilled day.
Since it was the weekend, we had plenty of spare time and could relax for most of the day.
We pretty much had free time for the whole day, except in the afternoon, which is when we got the opportunity to do our washing....which was rather interesting.
We also did some preparation for Family Day devotion. We are working on our group work skills.
Another day at Mt Binga.
Brendan
Josh
Devonn
30 July 2010
Today was a pretty cruisy day at Mt Binga. We woke up at 6.15 and got started on our jobs. Then the cooks, with a few struggles, made us pancakes. We are still getting the hang of lighting the fires to cook on!
After the hard, yet successful breaky of pancakes, we were told that we would be doing our first lesson of horse riding.
We all learnt about the horses and were split into our groups.
Next, we were assigned our horses, groomed them, saddled them and put the reigns on them.
After a lot of preparing, we shared the riding so that everyone had a turn.
Once we had finished our riding and packed the gear away, we did our afternoon jobs.
We had taco's for dinner.
Most of us had a great day today.
Bye for now.
Darcie
Luke
Jonesia
29 July 2010
Following a late breakfast and some excited preparation for horse riding, we were dissapointed to find out, that for safety reasons, there had been a change to plans becuase of the amount of rain we had received at Mt Binga.
Instead of riding, we were split into groups and assigned some activities such as; initiative games, low ropes and chopping wood for the fire.
After an opportunity to do some journal writing, we were pumped because we knew that we would have hot showers in the afternoon after we had done our jobs.
A big shout out to Mrs Nissen. Happy Birthday, we all miss you.
:)
Belinda
Max
Jaiden
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