Day 6

Today we got up at 7:00 and had a delicious buffet breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we caught a train and then a ferry to Miyajima Island. The Island was spectacular with the temples and the statues actually in the water. When we got there, it was high tide and the temple looked beautiful in the ocean. We walked out to the shrine, over the ocean, and explored parts of the island. Many of us tried mango or green tea ice-cream. We went up to the top of Mt. Misen and saw a lot of monkeys and had a beautiful view of the whole island. Matthew Ambler had a fight with a monkey and many people had to wrestle our food and bags off the deer. One of the stag deer ate my brochure about the island.
Some of us walked down the mountain and we had a water fight in the waterfall near the bottom because it was so hot.
We also visited the spot where Mr. Rankin proposed to Mrs. Rankin. Everyone felt very sentimental.
Yui also came on the trip with us today. So the Year 11s and some Year 10s were very excited. That night our group split up for tea, with some of us going to a sushi bar. Maddie, Cate, Mr. Rankin, Matt Campbell, Mitchell, Timandra and I tried some very interesting foods, like shrimp brains, raw squid, sashimi, raw tuna, boiled shrimp, sea urchin, fish eggs, fermented soy beans and pickled plum.
The rest went to Subway or to an Italian cafe. The day was truely an experience for us all.

By: Amy Cumming

Matt C., Caleb & Josh relaxing on the train heading for Miyajima

In front of the famous floating Tori

Zac proposing to Amy on the spot where Mr. Rankin proposed to Mrs. Rankin

Rhylee, Cate, Matt A., Zac, Amy and Yui at Itsukushima Shrine with the five storey pagoda in the background.

Some of the wildlife on the island.

Britnee walked up Mt. Misen and Josh, Caleb, Amy, Matt A. & Mr. Rankin walked down.

A very traditional bridge we had to cross on the way down.

Eating at the sushi restaurant.

Ikura (fish eggs)

Maddie, Amy & Cate with the sushi chef

Everyone pointing to the sushi that they ate.