Thursday, May 21, 2009
A day with the navigation students
We went sailing with the grade 11 class from FCAC on Sunday May10th. Many of these students are in my grade 11 math class so I knew several of them. In their navigation class they have been learning many skills and today was the day that they put it to real practical use. They were put into three groups and they rotated around the boat at different stages of the day "being in charge" of different sets of ropes to control the sails, taking different readings (such as wind and travel speed), and throughout the day and everyone took a turn at steering the boat. It is harder than it looks. I was always in correction mode. Haha
Steering the boat and looking good!!
This is Josh. He is all about his image and said he is going to be the next Australia top model. You go Josh!!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The first weekend in May is a long weekend in Australia (Labour Day), so we took a flight on a small twin propeller plane to the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef for three days of snorkeling. We landed on Lady Elliot Island which is approximately 150 kms northeast of Hervey bay. A small island that can accommodate about 100 people in cabins with a little restaurant and 3 boats to take you out to deep water for snorkeling or diving.
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