Survivor Congo

Forget boring school excursion to museums, libraries and miniature pioneer villages. The kids on the Africa Mercy do it bigger, better and wilder! A group of teachers came up with an ingenious plan to take the kids to the Diosso Gorge. There they followed clues that would lead them through the Congolese jungle, facing untold challenges and attempting tasks they had never tried before, in a cut throat game of outwit, outplay, outlast. The teams were colour coded, armed with well, not much. Above Jess, Jordan and Theo represent the green team.

 

 Getting into the challenges.......

 

Jess was very excited to be able to make fire! Naked flames are banned on the ship so the kids are just a bit interested in flames.

 

Another challenge-painting nails whilst the land rover was in motion over potholes and dirt roads.

 

The teachers went all out-even creating these wonderful and authentic looking challenges.

Friendly wildlife. An episode of Survivor would not be complete without random shots of strategically placed, scary looking animals .

This one is fun just because of the look on Jessica's face that says I am done!

They didn't win the million dollars but they were triumphant all the same and the teachers had to cook them breakfast the next week, as a prize!

Jordan and Jess

Theo and Jess

Swimming is always a big part of the Survivor experience but in most of the episodes the water is a little clearer the sand a little whiter.

Survivor Congo: The tribe has spoken!