Fantastic scenery, superb hospitality and food to write home about was the setting for the midterm bushrangers camp at Morapoi Station – Indigenous Station Stay.
Our hosts, Greg and Carol Stubbs, provided the setting for a refreshing, insightful and productive stay.
The unit was broken up into groups and allocated various duties including path marking, tree planting and tree borders.
Visits to the surrounding area were well received with spectacular scenery at Niagara Dam and ample time to spend rummaging around on the rocks of the area.
The evening brought with it a time of learning as two elders of the Wangkatha people, Richard and Sandra Evans, brought us items from their country. Bush tucker and medicines were shown as well as various artifacts. Stories were told and much was learned.
Some of the staff and students tried their hand at horse riding, some with more success than others.
An evening campfire with a meal of sate malu and rice satisfied even the most fastidious diner. You’d pay a fortune for a meal like that in the big smoke!
Days of hard work ended in nights of good company an well earned sleep, which wasn’t long coming.
Safe travel there and back helped make this trip very worthwhile.
