We were on the bus and ready to go at 9am. Before arriving at the Aquarium we were excited to see some of Sydney’s beautiful landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House and Luna Park.
When we arrived we had lunch and got into our groups. As we entered the Aquarium it was dark and we were able to see Moon Jelly fish glowing in their tank. Highlights in this section were the Moray Eels and preserved ship wrecks.
We made our way through the South Coast Shipwreck, Jurassic Seas and Conservation Quay exhibits before arriving in Sydney Harbour. Here we were able to see the creatures that live just outside the aquarium.
The most exciting and scary part of the excursion is when we were able to walk below dugongs and sharks. We saw stingrays and other fish co-habitating with sharks. It was incredible to see how God has created such big animals and fish, glide so gracefully and quickly through the water. We then went upstairs to learn about the dugongs and see them being fed lettuce leaves.
Another amazing experience was seeing the spectacular colony of sub-Antarctic penguins as we went on a boat ride amidst flurries of snow and whistling winds at a cool six degrees Celsius.
We saw so many creatures and animals that point us to our wonderful creator, God. The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and have been blown away by God’s creation.
Here is what some students had to say about the excursion:
“It was amazing and I had lots of fun going on the boat to see the penguins!” Steven Kambounias 1A
“We saw lots of fish and lots of sharks and some dugongs!” Chelsea Nguyen 1B
“My favourite part was when I saw the starfish and the octopus” Alessandro Cappuccio 1S
“My favourite part was when we saw the penguins and we got to touch the water.” Isabella Qiu 1C
“I liked the Moon Jellyfish! They were glowing green and blue.” Nadine Warda 1G
