Challenge Camp     

The name of the camp says it all! The fourteen great kids who came to Delhuntie Park, near Moe were all challenged by the activities provided at the camp (and so were the staff)!!!

Tree tops was the place to be! We wore harnesses for almost all of the activities, and most of them involved hanging from trees or equipment, way up off the ground. This camp was not for the faint hearted!

Highlights of the camp were:

Bungee swing! Each of us had a turn harnessed to a bungee rope. The very spunky camp staff, Theo and Seamus pulled us down low, then let go, bouncing us high above the ground.

Flying Fox! A perilous climb way up into a tree, holding on to metal rods protruding from the tree trunk, then a narrow, metal ladder, a platform and another ladder to the top platform. The flying fox cable took us way over a huge lake.

Abseiling! Another harness, climb up two ladders, clip on, hold the rope, then guide yourself down boldly bouncing or carefully inching, with lots of encouragement from the cheerful group.

The Rip!!!!! A camper was harnessed to a rope and the rest of us pulled her way up into the treetops. Everyone called out 1, 2, 3… RIP!!! The person pushed a lever and … Freefall! The biggest swing ever!

Death Before Glory!!!!! Another painstaking and dangerous climb up to a platform where, harnessed to a cable above for safety, we leapt out to a waiting trapeze swing.

The networking between the kids was great – everyone took every opportunity to get to know each other, chatting between activities, during the delicious meals provided by the chef, and in the comfortable, triple-bunked cabins.

Lots of thanks to the staff at Delhuntie Park, accompanying VTs and especially Deb Lewis and Jeni Blake for arranging this fantastic camp.

Below: Sam swings high on “The Rip” and Shahan flies high over the lake!

Report prepared by Lea Nagel, Visiting Teacher, Eastern Metropolitan Region.

If you would like more information about the Camps and Activities program, please contact Deb Lewis.

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