The cheery optimi.-m of our guile was 
a source of pleasure to all tha camp¬ 
ers. 
After wending its way ami \s the 
giant ferns and the towering trunks of 
the eucalypts, the track emerged into 
more open country, and gradually a 
vista of the roast was obtained—these 
rugged walls of diabase which protect 
the land from the relentless forces of 
the southern oceans. Steadily rising, the 
track finally emerges at the summit of 
Cape Connelia. and m; can look down 
a thousand feet (o where th • waves lap 
against, the foot of the dills. A ston ■ 
thrown over by one of the party met 
the water with such force that the sound 
echoed and re-echoed amidst the erverns 
in the cliff face. It aroused n sea eagle 
(Haliaetus), and split it (lapping out 
to sea, where Ihe gunnels could be seen 
diving for their prey, and occasionally 
a wandering albatross, with its immense 
wings, would sail past in the course of 
its graceful flight. 
Lunch was partaken of amidst th ■ l >\v 
scrub at the top of the ‘dills. Far be¬ 
low the waves surged at our feet, and 
beyond the blu? oc.an stretched away, 
until it merged into grey, and the distant 
mists made it difficult to judge the ex¬ 
act horizon o' sea and sky. To the 
west were the mountains, and the e af¬ 
forded food for discussion eoncering the 
exact locality and nomenclature of the 
more distant peaks. 
After lunch some of the party visited 
the blowhole, whilst oth: rs wandered 
along the i-lifts before starting cn the 
journey back to camp. Hy the time 
that the autumn evening was setting 
in all had returned to camp and gathered 
around the acetylene dares of the din¬ 
ing tent where the evening meal was 
served. In the evening a large lire 
was set alight, and a cnmplire convert 
was held. 
On Saturday a number i f parties were 
formed. Some preferred a quiet day 
by tbe sea shore, whilst others- chose 
tin- mountains, and were guided to the 
summit of Mount Hruny by Mr. Kellu- 
wav. Smaller parties visited “The 
Neck"—the picturesque sandy strip con¬ 
necting South and North Hruny. On 
the following day the majority of the 
campers spent the day at Grass Point 
near Penguin Island. Some visited the 
island, and also examined the cliffs near 
Fluted Cape. After lunch an im¬ 
promptu crVket and baseball match was 
played, the balls being cut out of the 
roots of bull kelp and the bat from the 
bough of an eucalvpt. Much amuse¬ 
ment was caused owing to the uncon- 
vential nature of Ihe game. In the 
vicinity of Grass Point it is of interest 
to note the remains of the old whaling 
stations—another historic link with the 
past. 
On Monday numerous parties were 
organised. One section paid a. visit to 
the Adventure Hav sports, where we 
were glad to meet our old friend Mr. 
Fybns. who had charge of t lie proceed¬ 
ings. So each day passed, and as the 
weather was line the -campers were able 
to make tlie most of their stay. Such 
1< -ftlities of Mavista Waterfall were 
visited by sections of the camp from 
time* to time, and places further afield 
had due attention paid to them, even 
Alonnah and Lunnawanna being l-each- 
ed by several of the members during 
their day excursions. At the close of 
the day members would assemble to do 
justice to the efforts of “Chef" Wood¬ 
ward, and his assistants, after which 
an adjournment would be made to the 
beach, where the usual campfire con¬ 
cert would be held. Iji addition to 
several able vocalists, an excellent 
phonograph (kindly brought by Mr. Sar- 
gison) contributed to the success of 
these evening “sing-songs.” Several 
short impromptu lert.urettes on histori¬ 
cal and natural history subjects were 
given by members during the course 
of the evening socials. 
i’ii Tuesday morning it became neces¬ 
sary to prepare for the departure, and 
during the day the camp was dismantled 
and the impedimenta carried to the 
small jetty at 1 lie east end of tile beach 
as a strong westerly wind was blow, 
ing, which would have made the work 
of boating all the camp gear off the 
beach a difficult task. It was late in 
the afternoon before the Togo arrived, 
and the boats were soon busily engaged 
in transporting the passengers and cargo 
to the steamer. All were safely on 
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