Student writes about snow trip

Recently Year 6 at Ettalong Public School took their annual excursion to the snow and wrote about it upon their return. Student Clare Ohara wrote this account:

Day one began at school in the dark, early morning hours, loading luggage and kids onto buses.

We farewelled family and friends as we began our journey on the long cold highway to Berridale.

I was excited, as this was the first time I was to see snow and I was hoping there would be plenty.

We stayed two nights at the Snowgate Motel where us girls were upstairs and the boys were downstairs.

The boys went to dinner first so they didn't starve to death while the girls got fitted with stocks, skis and boots.

The girls then went to dinner and after dinner we went to our rooms.

We were exhausted but still wide-awake and all I can say without getting into too much trouble is that my room didn't get much beauty sleep.

Day two we spent the day at the snow, skiing and falling over.

I spent more time in the snow than on the snow.

That night we glammed up and boogied and danced until my legs wouldn't hold me up anymore.

Day three already and back on the bus, but that big bus wasn't going anywhere as the brakes were frozen.

When the brakes were fixed we headed off to do some sight seeing, such as Parliament House and the Mint.

That night I slept well as there were only three of us in the room (not enough for a party).

Finally our last day and we are heading to Questacon.

What a great place.

Some of us experienced an earthquake.

But now we are back on the highway home via McDonalds, and I think I have a cold.

Clare Ohara. August 27