Blogs from Derby, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Camp officially began Wednesday morning but of course nothing school work related really got done before that. I was just as excited as the kids and when the bus rolled out of Derby; I felt sure it was going to be a great trip. Our accomodation was St. Mary's High School rec room floor. It sounds horrible sleeping in one room with 20 children but it was a fabulous bonding time. We spent a total of 4 hours at Cable Beach learning (term used loosely as the instructor was hopeless) 2 sessions later and most of the kids were able to stand up by the end of it. They thoroughly enjoyed the challenge, as did I. The other activities we planned were also embraced whole heartedly by the class. The Amazing Race through Broome Boulevard Shopping ... read more

Week 6 sped by and I can't remember much, apart from feeling totally exhausted and put out about the fact that the weather was making the kids act feral. The weekend was a welcome relief. Friday night was going to be a Sporty's Special but that was not to be since the only thing on the menu was a meat platter which consisted of a ginormous chop, a sausage and a piece of chicken. We were with 2 veggies and it was no surprise that this was not an apetising combo to them. We took our hungry tummies to the Spini where we had to wait ages for our meals. I got the salt and pepper squid which was sensational and well worth the hour wait. After dinner we met a stack of people at the ... read more

Last weekend I hit the Boab to farewell Kate and was entertained by Broome band Phat Monkeys. Saturday was pretty normal apart from the few finishing touches to my costumes. I had to create a T getup for my Taryn party and a H costume sensation to go with my school function. My bike appropriate, Tellietubby costume, was relatively lame but my Hangover idea was solid. I had the berrocca, panadol packet, meat pie wrapper, bottle of water, crazy hair and bucket accessories all sorted. At 4pm I left home for Tour de Fridge. Our first stop was the Spinni for the minimum 2 drinks before departure. Then we received a Police escort (a cop was also at the party) to our next mandatory location. After some more drinks (jelly shots), nibbles and giggles we carefully ... read more

My last week of semester is off to a flying start but I won't get ahead of myself. Last week was jammed packed. Granny cooked all day last Tuesday and served up a massive Irish stew feast to feed all my new mates. It was a great night and Caitlyn's Peanutbutter Chocolate made for a mouthwatering dessert. Wednesday was a full on day as the Year 6 and 7 classess went off to Broome @ 6am to play basketball in the Deadly Vibes Competition. I was so exhausted by the time we got everyone home safely at 5pm. Thursday night my volleyball team played a steller game which got us a place in the Grand Final. I won't be on the team however, but I'll fill you in on all that in a minute. After the ... read more

Another jammed packed week in Derby town. Grandparents arrived (minor arrival hiccup) without too much fuss and have settled in nicely to the relaxed pace of Derby life. Friday was our school Athletics carnival which was lots of fun and games. I enjoyed participating in the teacher running relay. Friday night was a massive Boab Pub experience. The infamous Pigram Brothers played a sensational gig which was attended by at least 98% of the town's population. Saturday saw the Derby Cup come to town. Every man and his dog packed into our cute little race track and spent up big on alcohol and bets. It was quite the event with fashions on the field and a dash for cash (running race) which added to the fun of it all. Sunday was rest day, but it didn't ... read more