Monday 19 February 2018

Hi everyone, today we got up at 5 in the morning for our final destination: Townsville. The minibus was really quiet as all the students had decided to catch up on their sleep. And even in the plane almost everyone fell asleep, it was very funny to see.

And then we finally arrived here in Townsville. Hot, smoldering Townsville. So we all began tio sweat. On our way to the city we saw THE thing we were all waiting for: KFC. Almost everyone chose a mega pack because we thought it was for 3 people. Actually, it was for 5 people so we regretted our choice and ate way too much.

And then it was up to the war memorial. I read out my poem and we even listened to the last post being played from a box next to the memorial.

By then everyone was so hot it was time to cool down, so we walked down the Strand towards a water playhouse. Without hesitation we threw off our shoes and jumped in. After our splash moment we went to the museum. After this little pitt stop we went to Reef HQ. First we saw some fish and crocodile feeding and then Jo took us to the turtle hospital. We saw four sick turtles there and they were so cute. Jo explained their stories and problems. She also showed us the rest of the animals, and we were even allowed to touch a sea cucumber, a sea star and even a real shark egg (yes, a tiger shark lays eggs!).

But then THE biggest moment that we had all waited for was... going to the school for our guests. The bus changed into the stress bus, because everyone was stressed but when we arrived it was just amazing. 

By Annaïgue

When we arrived at Ryan College, the billets were already waiting for us and soon everyone was on their way to their guest families. And we were left with an empty bus...

We wish them lots of fun and an interesting and educational stay with the families. And we'll see them again tomorrow morning for breakfast at the school.

                                                                                   By Mariska and Ilse