Friday, 12th February-
Today we set of on our first history with Moff starting from the tree outside Wambana through Point Turton and towards the Innes National Park. First stop was just across the road, at the famous Norfolk Island Tree. These trees were used along many coasts in South Australia for large ship masts. They are also great survivors for droughts and cold Winter days. This is because of their very thin leaves that fill every gap in the tree, making every branch take as much sunlight as possible. We then moved along the coast towards the hidden mine next to the jetty. Everyone was clueless about the mine and had no idea where it was until Moff pointed to the caravan park. Behind was a large cliff made of solid limestone, where miners used to work. The port was built for large ships to carry huge amounts of limestone across the sea. After our discovery of the hidden mine we set off down the dirt road to the Innes National Park. Our third stop was at an old farm. The farm had old ruins of an old house and and animal barns. We walked down the rocky track being very cautious of snakes. Moff explained to us how the old harvest machines work and where all the parts were. We set off down the road until we reached the large scrub lands where Moff stop the bus. He describe the features of two trees that were along the side of the road. One was the Malee tree, which is able to with stand the dangerous Australian fires and heat. It is nearly impossible to be destroyed by large fire. This is because its large trunk is under the ground with its roots. It also uses the fire to b
urn its branches and plant the seedlings to begin growing new trees. The other tree Moff described was the She Oak. She Oaks are also very fire resistant. They can with stand up to three heavy fires before slowly disintegrating. They also use Australian ants to pollinate their seedlings. After a couple of kilometres Moff turned off into a dirt road. We were shown the large holes in the limestone ground. The holes are caused by Carbon Dioxide which is brought down through the rain slowly dissolving the layers if limestone. Many people say that the holes are all joined together metres down. Many strange objects have been found in the holes such as indigenous bones with bullet marks in them, as well as old 
tools and valuable jewelry. We finally made it to the national park! We hopped off the bus and walked along the gravel paths. Along the path we saw the old tracks from the train that brought Gypson across the area for building houses. Our next unusual story from Moff, was an aboriginal dream time story about the Warrior and the Bird. The cliffs showed the face of the bird and the giant warrior was the two islands in the lake. The view from the cliffs were absolutely amazing. You could see every island in the distance including Kangaroo Island. After our incredible hike along the coast, Moff raced us back to the bus through a maze of paths. Some people were very tactical and followed moff till they could see the bus and head off in front, while others got a large head start but soon got lost. In the end everyone made it back before Moff. We stopped off at a light house for lunch and then soon headed back off on our history tour. We drove for a while and finally ended up at an old village. There were many old houses there, including 
the famous Bell Chalk shed. We stopped at a lake which 'apparently' was filled with fresh water. Moff told us to all have a sip on the count of three, while he got his camera out. It was horrible!!! Filled with salt, we all spat it out with a sour look on our face. Moff laughed his head off while he took many photos. After Moff's horrible joke we then started thinking about throwing him in the water. But unfortunately that never happened. Our last stop before heading back to Warooka, was the ship wreck of Edith and Ferret. Moff told us a very interesting story about the ship wrecks before heading down to see them ourselves. 200 steps later from the large stairs we made in onto the beach. A large ship wreck rose from above the sand towering over all over us. 
It looked like a huge whale skeleton! But the trip wasn't yet over. Moff told us to follow him around the rocky headland. We jump from rock to rock trying to avoid the large waves crashing against the cliff behind. We finally made it to a small beach that was just around the other side. The sand was flat with not one foot step marked into the untouched sand. We explored the little beach, bending down through caves and climbing steadily up the large rocks. We suddenly spotted an old ruined car that had been driven off the edge of the cliff. We ran back around the headland before the tide got to far in, and hopped in the bus for the long trip back. Moff let us stop at the local store before heading back. He told us to wait in the bus to see if we were all able to go in. 5 minutes later we got sick of waiting, so we headed in. We swung the door open to find Moff sitting down drinking a hot coffee while reading the paper! All he wanted was to have a coffee in quietness, not check to see if we were able to come in. We finally returned back to Warooka for a nice relaxing break.
Today we set of on our first history with Moff starting from the tree outside Wambana through Point Turton and towards the Innes National Park. First stop was just across the road, at the famous Norfolk Island Tree. These trees were used along many coasts in South Australia for large ship masts. They are also great survivors for droughts and cold Winter days. This is because of their very thin leaves that fill every gap in the tree, making every branch take as much sunlight as possible. We then moved along the coast towards the hidden mine next to the jetty. Everyone was clueless about the mine and had no idea where it was until Moff pointed to the caravan park. Behind was a large cliff made of solid limestone, where miners used to work. The port was built for large ships to carry huge amounts of limestone across the sea. After our discovery of the hidden mine we set off down the dirt road to the Innes National Park. Our third stop was at an old farm. The farm had old ruins of an old house and and animal barns. We walked down the rocky track being very cautious of snakes. Moff explained to us how the old harvest machines work and where all the parts were. We set off down the road until we reached the large scrub lands where Moff stop the bus. He describe the features of two trees that were along the side of the road. One was the Malee tree, which is able to with stand the dangerous Australian fires and heat. It is nearly impossible to be destroyed by large fire. This is because its large trunk is under the ground with its roots. It also uses the fire to b
urn its branches and plant the seedlings to begin growing new trees. The other tree Moff described was the She Oak. She Oaks are also very fire resistant. They can with stand up to three heavy fires before slowly disintegrating. They also use Australian ants to pollinate their seedlings. After a couple of kilometres Moff turned off into a dirt road. We were shown the large holes in the limestone ground. The holes are caused by Carbon Dioxide which is brought down through the rain slowly dissolving the layers if limestone. Many people say that the holes are all joined together metres down. Many strange objects have been found in the holes such as indigenous bones with bullet marks in them, as well as old 
tools and valuable jewelry. We finally made it to the national park! We hopped off the bus and walked along the gravel paths. Along the path we saw the old tracks from the train that brought Gypson across the area for building houses. Our next unusual story from Moff, was an aboriginal dream time story about the Warrior and the Bird. The cliffs showed the face of the bird and the giant warrior was the two islands in the lake. The view from the cliffs were absolutely amazing. You could see every island in the distance including Kangaroo Island. After our incredible hike along the coast, Moff raced us back to the bus through a maze of paths. Some people were very tactical and followed moff till they could see the bus and head off in front, while others got a large head start but soon got lost. In the end everyone made it back before Moff. We stopped off at a light house for lunch and then soon headed back off on our history tour. We drove for a while and finally ended up at an old village. There were many old houses there, including 
the famous Bell Chalk shed. We stopped at a lake which 'apparently' was filled with fresh water. Moff told us to all have a sip on the count of three, while he got his camera out. It was horrible!!! Filled with salt, we all spat it out with a sour look on our face. Moff laughed his head off while he took many photos. After Moff's horrible joke we then started thinking about throwing him in the water. But unfortunately that never happened. Our last stop before heading back to Warooka, was the ship wreck of Edith and Ferret. Moff told us a very interesting story about the ship wrecks before heading down to see them ourselves. 200 steps later from the large stairs we made in onto the beach. A large ship wreck rose from above the sand towering over all over us. 
It looked like a huge whale skeleton! But the trip wasn't yet over. Moff told us to follow him around the rocky headland. We jump from rock to rock trying to avoid the large waves crashing against the cliff behind. We finally made it to a small beach that was just around the other side. The sand was flat with not one foot step marked into the untouched sand. We explored the little beach, bending down through caves and climbing steadily up the large rocks. We suddenly spotted an old ruined car that had been driven off the edge of the cliff. We ran back around the headland before the tide got to far in, and hopped in the bus for the long trip back. Moff let us stop at the local store before heading back. He told us to wait in the bus to see if we were all able to go in. 5 minutes later we got sick of waiting, so we headed in. We swung the door open to find Moff sitting down drinking a hot coffee while reading the paper! All he wanted was to have a coffee in quietness, not check to see if we were able to come in. We finally returned back to Warooka for a nice relaxing break.
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