The Kimberley School Newsletter July 2016 | Page 3

Geography Study
Trip to Iceland
Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th April

Mr Smith and I were delighted to take 20 Year 11
students to Iceland, also known as a geographer's
paradise, for 4 jam-packed days. We had our skin
smoothed by the silica mud of the Blue Lagoon,
our tastebuds tantalised by 'the world's best
hotdog,' our noses overwhelmed by the rotten egg
smell of solfataras and our eyes overloaded with
incredible sights. We were drenched and deafened
by the awesome power of Iceland's waterfalls and
our stomachs were challenged by the very choppy
waters on a whale watching trip!
What a difference a year makes - our trip last year
was during one of the harshest winters in recent
times, but this year we found ourselves taking off
layers as we had lovely sunny days. This also meant
we were all able to go right behind Seljalandsfoss
Waterfall and see it from a unique perspective as

the path wasn't frozen! On our glacier walk, it was
clear to see that the glacier had retreated over the
last 12 months and we needed to go much further
to get onto the main part of the glacier.
We were talking about highlights on the way home
and it is so difficult to choose because there are
so many things that it is very rare to see or be able
to do anywhere else - walking from one tectonic
plate to another, watching a geyser erupt or seeing
a humpback whale fluking its tail before diving. It
was awesome to be able to see so many things that
our students have studied in class in real life.
This incredible landscape was challenging at times
and we were proud to see all our students get
stuck in and pull together - they were an absolutely
fantastic representation of what the Kimberley
students are!