That morning, I was scared walking down the road towards the starting point. I found out the place we were walking to was called Rawnsley Bluff, overlooking Wilpena Pound. When we got to the starting point and saw the cliff we were climbing, I was ready to turn back when I realized dad had already started walking, I didn’t have a choice. When we got to the bottom of the mountain I was so tired I could hardly move, but there was still a long way to go so we kept moving. We had a couple of rest stops and kept moving while drinking and eating. We eventually made it and the view was stunning and we got to write in a visitor’s booklet that was under a big rock.
We were surprised at how many people had been there before us, we wrote our names in there then headed back down. When we got about halfway down we saw some people going up the mountain, we said hello then kept walking. A little while after we went past the people, I slipped and dangerously hurt my knee, but I was ok. We saw a couple more people on the way down. We eventually made it down and walked the extra kilometre to get home, back to Rawnsley. After we got back we said to mum we were going to the pool to cool off. We got to the pool and went through the gate and waited for either one of us to jump in. We waited for about a minute before dad threw me in. It was freezing; when I surfaced I went straight to the other side to get out. Dad jumped in after I got out on the other side, and he got straight out to. We went straight back to the caravan and tried to fool mum into going in to the pool by saying it was very warm and relaxing. After that we went out to go sightseeing. We went up this big that overlooked the whole road. Me and Rosie raced mum and dad back down the hill. Me and Rosie won. When we were on our way home, we saw some really good firewood to make a fire with, so we got out and collected it up so we could have a fire. When we got back I went to set up the fire and got it started. After I got it started we sat around it and started having dinner. I went to bed straight after dinner; it was Easter the next day, so it was going to be exciting.
Written by Sean Campbell
It was getting late by the time we left Marree and we couldn't go far so we stopped at this little place on the side of the road. We found out that the little spot we were staying at was called Sculpture Park because it had sculpture in the paddock next to us. We settled in and went to bed at about 9:30. We were going to be the next day so I was very excited.
Apparently people used to in Beltana and they thrived there for over 50 years. We eventually got to Leigh Creek and fueled up before heading off to Copley for the night. When we got to Copley Caravan Park we set up the caravan and started making dinner and got ourselves set up for dinner. When dinner came to the table we ate it quickly cause we were starving. After dinner we got set to go to bed and relax but instead we ended up watching a movie. After the movie we went to bed.
When we were about half way down our friends that were next to us left so we didn’t get to say goodbye. When we got back down I was so happy. After my happy little celebration, the family got together and made a decision whether to stay another night or not, it was a scissors, paper rock challenge between mum and dad. It was a well fought battle from dad who didn’t want to stay, but the overall winner was mum who wanted to stay. We unpacked the car and got some firewood for the fire that night. After that we decided to go into town and have lunch at the Prairie Hotel. For lunch I had a kangaroo burger and so did dad, mum had an Angus beef burger. After lunch we went back to the campsite and watched the new Narnia Voyage of the Dawn Treader. After that we got ready the fire, I got a big fat blister on my thumb from cutting logs. We enjoyed it for a little while then we all went to bed.
That night was fun because the people next to us came over and had dinner with us, and also enjoy the fire I built. After they left we went back out to the fire and enjoyed it till we all went to bed a read.
I enjoyed the fire for a little while then went to bed followed by everyone else.
After church we asked the preach if there was an Anzac Day service on somewhere and there was. So we left and went to the centre of town to catch up on internet needed stuff on the computer and ipad. After we had finished that it was about 4:30, so we went home and set up the fire. When we got home we set up the fire and enjoyed it for a little while before going to bed.
We were surprised at how many people had been there before us, we wrote our names in there then headed back down. When we got about halfway down we saw some people going up the mountain, we said hello then kept walking. A little while after we went past the people, I slipped and dangerously hurt my knee, but I was ok. We saw a couple more people on the way down. We eventually made it down and walked the extra kilometre to get home, back to Rawnsley. After we got back we said to mum we were going to the pool to cool off. We got to the pool and went through the gate and waited for either one of us to jump in. We waited for about a minute before dad threw me in. It was freezing; when I surfaced I went straight to the other side to get out. Dad jumped in after I got out on the other side, and he got straight out to. We went straight back to the caravan and tried to fool mum into going in to the pool by saying it was very warm and relaxing. After that we went out to go sightseeing. We went up this big that overlooked the whole road. Me and Rosie raced mum and dad back down the hill. Me and Rosie won. When we were on our way home, we saw some really good firewood to make a fire with, so we got out and collected it up so we could have a fire. When we got back I went to set up the fire and got it started. After I got it started we sat around it and started having dinner. I went to bed straight after dinner; it was Easter the next day, so it was going to be exciting.