On the 5th and 6th of March, I led a group into Jubilee Hut, which is in the middle of the Silver Peaks. It was a trip that I knew the kids would love, and I thought, 'How hard can it be?'
Many things went well on the tramp, including the resilience that the children showed throughout the tramp, the bonding that we had as a group, and getting to know the children who came with us from Purakaunui school.
We started off with Pete and Jody leading the charge, but it soon became clear that they were too fast at the front, so we switched so that I was at the front of the group. We made several stops and realised that this was, in fact, going to be harder than I initially thought.
We were getting lots of breaks for the group to catch up, but it became apparent that the girls from Purakaunui were not as prepared as the Waitati children. (Change number one: Gather all tamariki that are going on the trip with their gear a week before the trip so that can make sure that they have a correct gear, especially rain gear, suitable tents etc) Their packs were also too big for them and they struggled to carry them.
As we walked into Jubilee hut the views were stunning and the children loved to see them and appreciated that they were in such a stunning place.
We approached the start of Huatea and this was when the terrain was beginning to get harder. (Change number two - Do a recky so that I can see what the terrain is like)
We got to the top of Huatea and sat there for a while, looking at our next part of the trip, down hill to the devils staircase.
What went well
What are the challenges
What could I change for next time?
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