WILSONS PROM HIKE

YEAR 9 OES

On Thursday 12th May, the Year 9 OES visited Wilson Prom for a hike up Mt Oberon and a trip on the Pennicott Wilderness boat. Our tour on the amphibious boat tour started with a lot of excitement as we made our way into the water and the timing of the incoming waves created a huge wave landing on our students sitting in the front seats. I’m pretty sure many students probably wished they had taken up the offer of a long coat before we left shore. The tour took us to many places along the coast of the national park including the most southern point of mainland Australia, seal colonies, Skull Rock, Anser Island and Glennie Island.

The afternoon weather was perfect for the 3.4km climb to the top of Mt Oberon. The early cloud cover lifted and the views were amazing from the top as we looked over the Tidal River camp ground and the path that Tidal River took. Students were able to point out the places that we had been on the ecotour and watch sets roll into the beach at Norman Bay. Always a fantastic sense of achievement for the students when they reach the top for the views below.