DAY 3 BLOG - 28-6-2013

DAY 3 BLOG – 28-6-2013

We went to Government House today. Our tour guide told us about how they set the table and lay the cutlery out. We saw and talked with the Governor General. The tour guide took us to see the governor’s Rolls Royce.

Kayne

Today we woke up very early for a very exciting day in Canberra. The first stop was the Governor General’s House. When we entered the house we were greeted by our tour guide Amanda. We were taken into the meeting room where Kevin Rudd took his oath of office only the day before. We watched a video about the role of the Governor General, her authority, duties and responsibilities. After the video we quickly and quietly snuck past the Governor General’s study and went into the dining hall. As we started to talk about the cutlery, Mrs Quentin Bryce, the Governor General walked in and began to talk to us about her job in Australia’s Democracy. It was amazing to see how “laid back” see was. The Governor General then had to leave because she had to sign papers. We then discussed the cutlery and then walked out into the gardens. As we walked around the garden we stumbled across the garage. Amanda opened the garage and there to our surprise was the Governor General’s Rolls Royce. We then walked  around the front to say goodbye. We then walked to the bus for our ride to Geoscience Australia for our next tour.

Liam O

Today we woke up and got dressed nicely to go to Government Houses. First we went to the dining hall for breakfast (bacon & eggs). Then we got on the bus and travelled to Government House. When we got there the place looked amazing. We first went into the largest room of the house which is the Stateroom. There we heard about the different roles of the Governor General. We then went on a tour of the lower floor and while we were in the dining room the Governor General Mrs Quentin Bryce popped in and had a chat with us.

After that we drove to Geoscience. We looked at different rock types, minerals and crystals. We then had lunch on our way to the Deep Space Centre. There we learnt about space, robots and the space dishes that send and receive signals from space. Then we went back to camp and had pizza for dinner.

Bianca

Tonight we went to the CSIRO Discovery Centre. We learnt about Australian animals, insects and much more. The first activity was holding leaf insects. There were female and male insects, the females were far more “buff” and  had fatter bodies than the males. They were both covered in a layered armour coating which had hard spikes pointing out of the shell. We then  watched a 3D movie about some of the scientific discoveries that the scientists at the CSIRO have made. However , the 3D wasn’t working properly. Then we headed off to an activity lab with many experiments and problems solving activities. Then we said goodbye and headed off back to Eagle Hawk Resort.

Jacob