爱丁堡公爵奖 (Duke of Edinburgh) 银奖探险之旅
文章发表日期:
2026.06.17
4 月 24 日（周五）至 26 日（周日），第二组爱丁堡公爵奖银奖学生踏上了为期三天两夜的海上皮划艇训练与实践远征，环绕美丽的 Maraetai 海岸线展开。作为即将到来的资格远征的重要准备，我们需要运用所学的技能和知识在水面上导航，并自给自足地露营。
对我们许多人来说，在开阔水面上驾驭沉重的海上皮划艇是全新的体验。幸运的是，整个行程天气极好，大部分航程水面如镜、平静无波，这在我们逐渐适应划桨节奏时帮了大忙。清晨的营地确实有些寒冷，但醒来时迎接美丽的日出、在水面上看夕阳西下，一切都无比值得。
这次旅程真正让我们凝聚成一个团队，也让我们看到沟通的重要性。无论是共同运用地图技巧规划路线，还是在划桨艰难时隔水互相打气，正是这些共同的回忆和集体士气支撑着我们前行。
来源: 学校新闻原文 （Botany Downs Secondary College）。译文如有歧义，以英文原文为准
Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Adventurous Journey
From Friday 24 to Sunday 26 April, the second group of Silver Duke of Edinburgh students embarked on our three-day, two-night sea kayaking training and practice expedition around the beautiful Maraetai coast. Serving as essential preparation for our upcoming qualifying journey, we were required to use our skills and knowledge to navigate across the water and camp self-sufficiently.
For a lot of us, managing heavy sea kayaks on the open water was a completely new experience. Luckily, we had incredible weather throughout the trip. The water was glassy and flat for most of the journey, which was a huge help as we got used to the steady rhythm of paddling. The mornings at camp were definitely a little bit cold, but waking up to the beautiful sunrises and watching the sunsets over the water made it so worth it.
This trip really brought us together as a team and showed us how important communication is. Whether we were working together on our map skills to track and plan our routes or just shouting words of encouragement across the water when the paddling got tough, the shared memories and group morale are what really kept us going. We even managed some success with fishing. After a completely empty Day 1 where I think most of us thought we’d catch nothing, someone finally caught a fish while we were paddling along on Day 2, and from then on everything changed. The couple of people who had lines out kept reeling in a few more over the rest of the trip, which became a massive highlight for everyone. By the last day, everyone was feeling a little bit sore and tired, but the constant encouragement within the team kept our energy up all the way back to the boat ramp as we loaded up the gear and packed the kayaks away.
A big thank you to the awesome instructors Leroy and Simon, who came out with us and shared their expertise to keep us safe on the water. It was a really great experience for everyone involved, and our qualifying journey in October can’t come soon enough!
~ Amber Miller 11J11