Last week the first year 8 class of 2010 left the College and headed for a week of adventure at Colo.

It is great to hear from the Colo staff that the boys gave fantastic efforts in the activities, worked very well together and brought a lot of energy to the week.

A great start to the year!

The following boys have provided their reflections on their week of adventures:

“For me the most enjoyable and challenging activity was the kayaking, as it required a lot of concentration and skill because if you put too much weight on one side of the boat then it would capsize. When we did the kayaking we had to wear shoes as the lagoon was manmade and had obstacles at the bottom.

When we first got into the boat we had free time to explore the lagoon, I was Geoff Miller. Then we did a couple of activities like races and skill test. When we did the race, I had to race to the shore and come back, unfortunately I could not get back onto the boat and we lost by an embarrassing margin.

As we kayaked, we had many people who tried to capsize the boat and on many occasions did succeed. The day ended with a quick swim and after that we put our stuff away..”

Akshat Marwah (West Ryde)

“The most enjoyable activity for me at Colo was the orienteering activity. The task was to find and collect 20 marks, all of which were scattered in hard to reach places. They would either be in the midst of the Colo bush or in the middle of the dirty lagoon. I was in a team of three members; they were Xavier Hazard and Akshat Marwah. For the whole of the afternoon we were scrambling around for markers in the 35 degree heat. At the end of the 1:30 hour period, we had collected a total of 10 markers out of a possible 20 markers. It was a very enjoyable task and I had a fun time with my teammates.”

Nicholas Moses (Hunters Hill)

Colo in Year 8 is much more enjoyable and challenging than Year 7. The best part of Colo for me was definitely the rock climbing. There were 3 options to choose from and each was about 8 metres high; an easy option, a moderate option and a hard option.

I tried all three but only made it up the easy and the moderate. The hard option was called El Cat and only Matt Dane and Tim McCutcheon made it up in my session (others included Liam Clark and Harry Day). All in all the experience was amazing.”

Xavier Hazard (North Ryde)

Please enjoy the video below with footage taken by Bindjarla Cook (Wollongbar) and Xavier Hazard (North Ryde).

View the video here