The Duke

Last weekend Sarah went out to the Blue Mountains on a 3 day, 2 night camping trip with some students for the Duke of Edinburgh silver medal or badge or award or whatever it is they give you. Thankfully the weather cleared up right before they went, and by all accounts it was an absolutely beautiful hike, although quite gruelling.

Viewpoint at the top of the hike

Kate and Sarah

They had to carry all of their clothes, food, water, tents, sleeping bags, mats, cooking equipment etc and shlep these big backpacks from the top of a ridge into a valley and then further on the next day and on the third day back up from the valley floor to the ridge line hundreds of metres above. It sounds like it was one of those difficult yet extremely rewarding adventures and all the kids were really good too.

I spoke to Sarah on the phone when she got back (I was at Melbourne airport arriving for the Round the Bay in a Day 210km bike ride the following day) and she sounded so pumped about the whole thing, sounds like it was just fantastic.

Camping spot