Day 3 - Tuesday 15th September 2009

Everyone seemed to get up fairly early, around 6.30am.

Arriving at breakfast we were welcomed by sausages and baked beans, as well as the usual toast and cereal.

We were on the road by 8.30am but got caught in a traffic jam “Canberra style” still managing to arrive at Questacon on time.

Questacon is much like Scitech with a variety of fun activities, such as the rollercoaster simulator, the free fall and the house undergoing an earthquake.

After her experience in the rollercoaster simulator, Mrs Parkinson was pretty shaken up and was still obviously delirious as she decided to walk into the males restroom and told Cody Power (year 10) to go to the females restroom.

Our next adventure was the walk along Anzac Parade, the main stretch in Canberra. Brad Williams (year 11) slipped into the water surrounding the Vietnam monument, having to carry his wet shoe for the rest of the walk. Daniel Stephens (year 10) tried to continue the trend, followed by other year 10 boys, but didn’t carry it off!

Lunch in the park was exciting, getting up close and personal to nature with a couple of lizards.

Following lunch was the War Memorial. It was a very educational and emotional experience.

At 5pm we witnessed the closing ceremony with the lone bugler playing "The Last Post".

Leaving central Canberra, we headed back to camp, to get ready for dinner. We enjoyed roast beef and veggies, followed by chocolate cake and custard.

After dinner we rugged up for our trek up Black Mountain Tower.

On the coach the backseat 11"s entertained the other students and teachers with a karaoke session.

After a packed full elevator ride we were greeted with an absolutely amazing view. Canberra was all lit up for us delightful students to see.

Finishing off with hot chocolate, ice creams and milkshakes, we headed back to camp.