Year 12 Sea Kayak Trip

Year 12 students will be spending four days sea kayaking in Abel Tasman National Park next week. Students will get to experience the world class golden sand beaches and estuaries of the park and with luck get up close with seals and dolphins. Details below.

Depart- 0830 Tuesday 22nd Sept
Return - 1500 Friday 25th Sept

Weather permitting the trip will take us from Marahau to Totaranui and return with camps at Mosquito Bay, Totaranui and Anchorage

Local company Marahau Sea Kayaks supply us with boats and equipment and we would like to acknowledge their ongoing support of Outdoor Education at Motueka High School. If you require top quality boats and guides give Jack and his team a call. Check out their site here.

Last of the Winter Snow

The rare and endangered Native Snow Goblin.

Year 13OED managed to sneak in to the mountains during a gap in an extended period of poor weather recently. With the avalanche risk high in Nelson Lakes National Park we stayed closer to home around the Mt Arthur region. The plan was to snow camp for two nights close to the base of the mountain and summit the North Twin. The weather played its hand though, and for the first time in over seven years, we cut the trip short by a day. The crew did get the chance to experience snow caving though as the pics show.


Tess showing the boys that you can make gourmet food in the mountains. Pasta pesto and fresh rocket anyone?


Jay and Zac go for the dehydrated approach


Digging in


Home sweet home. A cosy 1 degree above zero



Josh and Willy doing their bit for New Zealand reading week

Upcoming Trips for Senior Classes

Year 13 OED Alpine Expedition, Nelson Lakes National Park


Details

Depart MHS 0630, Wednesday 12th August
Return MHS 1700 Friday 14th August

Year 12 OED Cave Trips, Golden Bay

Details

Depart MHS 0845, Return MHS 1700
18, 19, 20th August (Whole Day trip for each class on the same day as their weekly practical).

Year 13 OEM Overnight Camp

Details

Depart MHS 0900 Monday 24th August
Return MHS 1520 Tuesday 25th August

Snow, Sun and Whopping Great Frosts

As significant winter snow fell on Kahurangi National Park, Year 12 students began the first of three days tramping through the bush of the Flora Valley and the sub alpine areas of the Tablelands peneplain. By the end of the day the snow had stopped, the sun peaked out for the last minutes of the day before sliding behind the peaks of the Cobb Range and the big chill began. The next two days were clear, calm and cold. Students practiced their off track navigation skills and by day three were ready to be assessed. Here are a few photos of the action.

Upcoming Tramping trips

Year 12,'s will be off track tramping in the Flora Valley area and Year 13's are bivvy tramping in the Lake Sylverster area of the Cobb Valley.

Details below

Year 12
Depart June 16 MHS 0830
Return June 18 MHS 1520

Year 13
Depart June 1 MHS 0830
Return July 3 MHS 1520