by Clare Rayner

Our adventure today began at 6am, in the dark, and it ended at 6pm again in the dark!

Many of the students ventured into an Alpine environment for the first time, even though it is autumn, they realised we need to be prepared for every type of weather condition no matter what the season. We had rain, sleet, wind and sun throughout the day. The students battled hard and coped extremely well taking their biking skills to the next level. They rode a range of trails around the resort, through the snow gums and finally down the Delatite river trail, crossing over bridges and through tree ferns.

I was very impressed with the amount of determination and gusto that was shown. They carried on no matter how uncomfortable they felt. Our motto in OES is “Get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable” and really try to push yourself out of your comfort zone.

We venture up to Buller again in a couple of weeks 9/10th May. I hope they will be able to see the beauty of the place as we hike up to the summit.

Once again well done to the students, many are certainly rising to higher levels and activities!