Lake Daniells

Lake Daniell

Last Wednesday the 12th of June. Rooms 1 and 8 went on a tramp at Lake
Daniells. Ms Kemp and Mrs Robins came with us along with 8 other parents.
It took us 5 hours to walk the track. While we were walking the track we had to
work in groups  for a treasure hunt.

We went to Lake Daniell because Rm 1 and 8 are doing the William Pike
Challenge award. Since we are learning about hypothermia we decided to
go in winter. We had to keep lots of warm layers on to stop us getting cold.

We had lunch at the hut. Once we were finished our lunch some of us went onto
the jetty. We didn’t stay long once we were finished our lunch because it had
started to lightly rain. We didn’t once stop on the way back. On the way back
we stopped and chucked rocks into the river from the bridge.

Lake Daniell is near Lewis Pass. Lewis Pass is part of the Southern Alps. The track starts at a campsite  just past Springs Junction. It follows a river called
Alfred River up the land for part of the way and then the river breaks off. The
track leads to Lake Daniell.

This trip could not have happened if we had not had all the lovely parents
volunteer to help us. They had to transport us there and back and also walked
with us. We are very thankful to them and the teachers because without them
we wouldn’t have been able to go. We also made this trip happen by having the
right gear. If we hadn’t had the right gear we wouldn’t be able to go because we
would probably get hypothermia.

Overall I think Lake Daniells was a great walk. It was really fun and it wasn’t
too hard. It was 18.6kms.

By Mackenzie and Dakota