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\"Jellore<\/a>

Ducks on Lake Alexandra<\/p><\/div>\n

Jellore State Forest Trip<\/strong>
\n12th November 2016<\/strong>
\nA\u00a0special report prepared for us by some of our youngest TRAX members\u2026.<\/p>\n

We started our day at Alexandra Lake at Mittagong and met up with the group there. We had never been there before so we were excited to see how big the lake was. We saw six cute ducklings with their mum and dad. In the lake we saw some big fish too.
\nAfter Laurie prayed we all set off. The first point of interest was the monument of the Fitzroy\u00a0Iron works. We discovered that the Fitzroy Iron Works was the first Iron works in Australia\u00a0and was named after Governor Fitzroy. Iron ore, limestone and coal\u00a0were mined in this area.The scenery was pretty and green as we drove towards the forest. We drove past an alpaca farm. We learnt that the male alpaca is called a macho. He is a great defender and is known to protect sheep by scaring off dingoes and foxes.
\nWe stopped for morning tea and shared our homemade cookies with the group. Isabel,
\nJoel and Olivia had a busy time looking at bull ants and the patterns that formed in the dirt after the recent rain. Then it was time to move on.\u00a0It was very hot in the car but we enjoyed spotting some interesting things. We saw\u00a0big termite nests, hollow logs, plants with tiny purple flowers and plants with small white flowers. Along the way we tackled some rough tracks and steep hills. As we\u00a0looked to the left was saw Jellore Mountain. It was a beautiful sight as it stood out\u00a0amongst the forest. We found out that Jellore Mountain is a hemisphere in shape.
\nThe convoy of cars came to a sudden stop as a goanna decided to sunbake on\u00a0the road. What a silly spot to sunbake! However we all got to have a close up look\u00a0at it and take some photos.\u00a0The goanna slowly moved off the road when Neil beeped the horn.
\nWe continued to drive through the thick forest\u00a0and then came to a steep decline. Dad put the car into low gear and we got down with no trouble. We came to a\u00a0clearing which was to be our lunch stop.\u00a0We were quick to set up our shade tent, chairs and gas cooker. Other members of\u00a0the group made an open fire to cook their lunch. We couldn\u2019t believe how hot the\u00a0day turned out to be. Mum had packed our gumboots and spray jackets thinking it\u00a0was going to rain but it turned out to be the opposite. While our lunch was nice we\u00a0didn\u2019t like the swarm of pesty flies. There were thousands of them. Olivia, Joel\u00a0and Isabel sat in the car trying to escape them.
\nAfter lunch dad took us to look at the cliff. It was\u00a0a beautiful sight looking over the Three Way\u00a0Valley but it was dangerous too as it was a steep drop below.\u00a0After lunch we left the forest and drove along Wombeyan Caves Road and came\u00a0to Bullio Tunnel. As we drove through we could see where the drills had cut into\u00a0the earth to make the tunnel. Dad tooted the car\u00a0horn as we drove though it and mum stood on\u00a0the other side taking photos of us.
\nAs the day came to an end we drove back to\u00a0Lake Alexandra for a quick play in the park and an easy afternoon tea. The adults\u00a0stood around talking about how great the day had been. We gave thanks to the\u00a0Lord for the wonderful day that we had all shared.
\nThank-you to Neil and TRAX for organising the day.
\nWe are looking forward to the next TRAX trip.
\nReport by:
\nOlivia, Joel and Isabel.<\/p>\n

And a very big \u201cthank you\u201d to our young reporters: Olivia, Joel and Isabel. We look forward to more of\u00a0your clear and helpful reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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