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Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
My Camp Recount
On Monday morning, on the 3rd of May, I woke up early, unfortunately, by my mum. My first thought was, “What the heck?” But then I remembered it was the day that we went to Camp Motutapu! It was my class, Room 28, and Sligo that was catching the ferry at 9.00am. I had packed my suitcase and day bag the night before, so I was all set.
My nanny, Tamsyn, drove me to the harbour. When I got there, I was given to job of ticking off everybody who had arrived in Room 28. We had to sit around for 45 minutes anyway, so it was good to have something to do.
When the ferry finally arrived, I was cold, tired and hungry already. The ferry ride was alright, as I sat with Greer, Grace, and Greer’s dad, Mike. When we got off the ferry, we were pretty much abandoned on the island. The teachers gave us a little bit of time to know our groups. I was with Greer, Amber, Abbygail, Fergus, Mitch, Sam and Keanu. Our group parent was Mike.
When we got started, we had a 6.5 km walk to do. It was very tiring, and took 2 hours! Luckily, there was a little grassy area where we could stop and eat our lunch. While we were eating, I realises that we were in Motutapu! Because not 2 metres away from the clearing, there was a 1 metre bridge that connected Rangitoto and Motutapu and apparently was the smallest bridge in the world.
An hour later, as we were walking down a really steep hill, Greer and I saw a gate in the distance. One of the parents told us that it was the half-way mark (as a joke), but it wasn’t. We were finally there!
After a short meeting on the decks, we set off to find our suitcases and get a bed. That was harder than it sounded! Half of Room 28’s suitcases were in another class’ lines, so it was a major struggle. Also, when you got in the dorms, everywhere in the front room was taken. That was a good thing, however, because at the back of the dorm, there were bunk beds in mini rooms. I was in a snug room with Abby, Amber and Greer. We were in Dorm 4.
Once we were all sorted, it was time to go to our first activity. Ours was Orienteering. It was a bit annoying, because we didn’t really know the place, and they were sending us out to go and look for stuff in it. Our second activity was Sailing. The wetsuits were very uncomfortable and sore. In the boat, I went in with Greer. We nose-dived so much that our boat wasn’t a boat as much as a floating swimming pool. So, it had to happen. And it did. I was leaning the wrong way, and we were both screaming as we capsized. It was terribly cold when we were in the water, but now it seems funny. Eventually we were dragged back in, but that didn’t stop us shivering. I helped out in the boat shed, but only because I wanted a shower.
Dinner was nachos, which wasn’t very good as they only gave you little portions. Our night time activity was hall activities. Matt, a cool guy, was taking it. The games were alright, but the last one was the best. It was called clothes line. We were divided into four groups, and troll would call out a number of clothing items. Whichever group brought them to him first were the winners. Our group was the winner in the last round because troll called out a pair of boxers and other stuff. Only Fergus was brave enough to take them off!
We got to bed quite late, and the camp woke us up really early, so we were very tired. Breakfast was OK, and after that it was raft building. Once again, we had to put on those disgusting wetsuits. Us – Group D – was competing against Group C. We lolled around doing nothing for a bit, watching them work, then just copied their tactics. Ours was better than theirs because the ropes were tighter. Theirs literally fell apart in the water. We won!
The second activity was rock climbing. It was quite good to have the idea to find the Magnet Man/Woman. I did the easy one. On the first try, I only got halfway. On the second try, I go three quarters up. On the third try, I got to the top and moved the Magnet Man! I was so proud!
Lunch was garlic bread and other nice stuff. After that was the confidence course. There was one activity that was really easy. It was to lift fellow members through a net. One had to go through the very top, two had to go through the middle hole, and any number could go through the bottom. On activity turned out to be really fun and that was the wooden disk one. We were suppose to be placing them up a hill, but they slid down so well, we abandoned that idea and went sledding instead!
Out last activity for the day was kayaking. Once again, on went the disgusting wetsuits. There weren’t enough kayaks to go around, so Group C went out first, while Group D started playing on the beach. Fergus and Mitch went exploring through the rock pools and thought that they had found a live crab. When I picked it up though, I found out that it was dead.
We had to go back to the kayaks, and when Group C was done, we had our turn. It was OK, apart from the water being really cold.
Dinner was sticky chicken and other vegetables. My team and I were serving. That was fun, but you get really hungry. Desert was ice cream, wafers and banana. I served that as well. Since I was one of the last ones to get my meals, I was a little late to the meeting for the night activities. Tonight we were doing Spotlight. I found some really good hiding spaces, and copied my friend’s hiding places quite a few times. Kyle G found this really good hiding spot beside this house. It took ages for the parents to find us. We got to bed late, but not as late as the night before.
We still woke up at the same time, though. We were woken up by a trumpet and someone calling “DORM INSPECTION!” I was so caught up in tidying up my space that I didn’t realise that it was my birthday. Until breakfast, that is. I was ordered to stand on my chair, while my class and Sligo sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. Mr. C gave me a card and a block of caramello chocolate.
Once the embarrassment (breakfast) was over, it was time for my group and I to go to the first activity of the day: High Ropes. I was second to do the beam one, and I was absolutely terrified. I took about half and hour to do it. Three thirds of that time was me hanging onto a pole and wishing for my mum. I got down eventually, though, and felt proud of myself even though I knew that I had done the worst. Our second activity was the Gun Walk. It certainly was a walk! The most interesting thing was the cows and the vast amount of bugs that I never know could live in concrete caverns.
Lunch was Hot Dogs. After that, it was archery. Grace in Group C got a bulls eye on her first try. At the end when we had a competition, my group of random people and I tied with the highest score of 14.
Our last activity was survivor. It was probably the most fun I’d ever had. We were the yellow team. The red team was called Whykickamoocow. We weren’t called anything. The hardest activity was probably the one where you had to hook a bucket and lift it over to another tree stump. The easiest was probably climbing over this tyre wall. We won, in the end.
Dinner that night was spag bog. They still gave you tiny portions and that was really annoying. Desert was jelly and fruit salad.
Our night activity was the Burma trail. I got a bit bored and disgusted towards the end. The mustard that they sprayed at us was beginning to smell. I was glad I wasn’t at the front!
The next morning we had another dorm inspection. Annoying~! Today was electives day. I had chosen high ropes, the flying fox and rock climbing.
High ropes also included the flying kiwi. If I could do it again I would. I loved the sensation of flying into the air. There was also a screaming contest. I came first, Greer came second and this girl called Kayla came third. The flying kiwi was a long rope hooked over the top of a wire spreading from one post to another. A person was clipped onto one end of the long rope, and about twenty people pulled the other end. The person clipped on went soaring into the air.
My second activity was the flying fox. It wasn’t very nice, as I hit the freezing water and it was deep! I only had one go. My last activity was rock climbing and abseiling. Abseiling was terrible. I got to the top, took one look at the distance below, and completely chickened out. I went straight back down the ladder again. I got to the top of the rock climbing wall again, though.
After that, we had some time for the contestants to practice for the talent show. I spent it reading. Dinner was toast beef and vegetables.
Instead of the night time activity, we had the talent show. It was awesome! My favourite act was when Mr. Glogoski and Mr. Peat put on a puppet show. I especially liked it when Archie (Mr. Peat) said that the dirty duckpond was full of ****! Third prize went to this couple that danced together, second prize went to a girl singing and first prize went to a play called ‘America’s Next Top Model’’.
As I went to bed, I couldn’t believe that so much had happened in the last few days.
When we woke up in the morning I couldn’t believe that we were leaving already. After we packed, we had a quick breakfast and then we were off! The walk seemed shorter than it had been the first time. This time, on the ferry, Greer and I sat on the top. It was really cool! When we landed, I spotted my Mum and we went home. I couldn’t wait for my presents!
THE END
My nanny, Tamsyn, drove me to the harbour. When I got there, I was given to job of ticking off everybody who had arrived in Room 28. We had to sit around for 45 minutes anyway, so it was good to have something to do.
When the ferry finally arrived, I was cold, tired and hungry already. The ferry ride was alright, as I sat with Greer, Grace, and Greer’s dad, Mike. When we got off the ferry, we were pretty much abandoned on the island. The teachers gave us a little bit of time to know our groups. I was with Greer, Amber, Abbygail, Fergus, Mitch, Sam and Keanu. Our group parent was Mike.
When we got started, we had a 6.5 km walk to do. It was very tiring, and took 2 hours! Luckily, there was a little grassy area where we could stop and eat our lunch. While we were eating, I realises that we were in Motutapu! Because not 2 metres away from the clearing, there was a 1 metre bridge that connected Rangitoto and Motutapu and apparently was the smallest bridge in the world.
An hour later, as we were walking down a really steep hill, Greer and I saw a gate in the distance. One of the parents told us that it was the half-way mark (as a joke), but it wasn’t. We were finally there!
After a short meeting on the decks, we set off to find our suitcases and get a bed. That was harder than it sounded! Half of Room 28’s suitcases were in another class’ lines, so it was a major struggle. Also, when you got in the dorms, everywhere in the front room was taken. That was a good thing, however, because at the back of the dorm, there were bunk beds in mini rooms. I was in a snug room with Abby, Amber and Greer. We were in Dorm 4.
Once we were all sorted, it was time to go to our first activity. Ours was Orienteering. It was a bit annoying, because we didn’t really know the place, and they were sending us out to go and look for stuff in it. Our second activity was Sailing. The wetsuits were very uncomfortable and sore. In the boat, I went in with Greer. We nose-dived so much that our boat wasn’t a boat as much as a floating swimming pool. So, it had to happen. And it did. I was leaning the wrong way, and we were both screaming as we capsized. It was terribly cold when we were in the water, but now it seems funny. Eventually we were dragged back in, but that didn’t stop us shivering. I helped out in the boat shed, but only because I wanted a shower.
Dinner was nachos, which wasn’t very good as they only gave you little portions. Our night time activity was hall activities. Matt, a cool guy, was taking it. The games were alright, but the last one was the best. It was called clothes line. We were divided into four groups, and troll would call out a number of clothing items. Whichever group brought them to him first were the winners. Our group was the winner in the last round because troll called out a pair of boxers and other stuff. Only Fergus was brave enough to take them off!
We got to bed quite late, and the camp woke us up really early, so we were very tired. Breakfast was OK, and after that it was raft building. Once again, we had to put on those disgusting wetsuits. Us – Group D – was competing against Group C. We lolled around doing nothing for a bit, watching them work, then just copied their tactics. Ours was better than theirs because the ropes were tighter. Theirs literally fell apart in the water. We won!
The second activity was rock climbing. It was quite good to have the idea to find the Magnet Man/Woman. I did the easy one. On the first try, I only got halfway. On the second try, I go three quarters up. On the third try, I got to the top and moved the Magnet Man! I was so proud!
Lunch was garlic bread and other nice stuff. After that was the confidence course. There was one activity that was really easy. It was to lift fellow members through a net. One had to go through the very top, two had to go through the middle hole, and any number could go through the bottom. On activity turned out to be really fun and that was the wooden disk one. We were suppose to be placing them up a hill, but they slid down so well, we abandoned that idea and went sledding instead!
Out last activity for the day was kayaking. Once again, on went the disgusting wetsuits. There weren’t enough kayaks to go around, so Group C went out first, while Group D started playing on the beach. Fergus and Mitch went exploring through the rock pools and thought that they had found a live crab. When I picked it up though, I found out that it was dead.
We had to go back to the kayaks, and when Group C was done, we had our turn. It was OK, apart from the water being really cold.
Dinner was sticky chicken and other vegetables. My team and I were serving. That was fun, but you get really hungry. Desert was ice cream, wafers and banana. I served that as well. Since I was one of the last ones to get my meals, I was a little late to the meeting for the night activities. Tonight we were doing Spotlight. I found some really good hiding spaces, and copied my friend’s hiding places quite a few times. Kyle G found this really good hiding spot beside this house. It took ages for the parents to find us. We got to bed late, but not as late as the night before.
We still woke up at the same time, though. We were woken up by a trumpet and someone calling “DORM INSPECTION!” I was so caught up in tidying up my space that I didn’t realise that it was my birthday. Until breakfast, that is. I was ordered to stand on my chair, while my class and Sligo sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me. Mr. C gave me a card and a block of caramello chocolate.
Once the embarrassment (breakfast) was over, it was time for my group and I to go to the first activity of the day: High Ropes. I was second to do the beam one, and I was absolutely terrified. I took about half and hour to do it. Three thirds of that time was me hanging onto a pole and wishing for my mum. I got down eventually, though, and felt proud of myself even though I knew that I had done the worst. Our second activity was the Gun Walk. It certainly was a walk! The most interesting thing was the cows and the vast amount of bugs that I never know could live in concrete caverns.
Lunch was Hot Dogs. After that, it was archery. Grace in Group C got a bulls eye on her first try. At the end when we had a competition, my group of random people and I tied with the highest score of 14.
Our last activity was survivor. It was probably the most fun I’d ever had. We were the yellow team. The red team was called Whykickamoocow. We weren’t called anything. The hardest activity was probably the one where you had to hook a bucket and lift it over to another tree stump. The easiest was probably climbing over this tyre wall. We won, in the end.
Dinner that night was spag bog. They still gave you tiny portions and that was really annoying. Desert was jelly and fruit salad.
Our night activity was the Burma trail. I got a bit bored and disgusted towards the end. The mustard that they sprayed at us was beginning to smell. I was glad I wasn’t at the front!
The next morning we had another dorm inspection. Annoying~! Today was electives day. I had chosen high ropes, the flying fox and rock climbing.
High ropes also included the flying kiwi. If I could do it again I would. I loved the sensation of flying into the air. There was also a screaming contest. I came first, Greer came second and this girl called Kayla came third. The flying kiwi was a long rope hooked over the top of a wire spreading from one post to another. A person was clipped onto one end of the long rope, and about twenty people pulled the other end. The person clipped on went soaring into the air.
My second activity was the flying fox. It wasn’t very nice, as I hit the freezing water and it was deep! I only had one go. My last activity was rock climbing and abseiling. Abseiling was terrible. I got to the top, took one look at the distance below, and completely chickened out. I went straight back down the ladder again. I got to the top of the rock climbing wall again, though.
After that, we had some time for the contestants to practice for the talent show. I spent it reading. Dinner was toast beef and vegetables.
Instead of the night time activity, we had the talent show. It was awesome! My favourite act was when Mr. Glogoski and Mr. Peat put on a puppet show. I especially liked it when Archie (Mr. Peat) said that the dirty duckpond was full of ****! Third prize went to this couple that danced together, second prize went to a girl singing and first prize went to a play called ‘America’s Next Top Model’’.
As I went to bed, I couldn’t believe that so much had happened in the last few days.
When we woke up in the morning I couldn’t believe that we were leaving already. After we packed, we had a quick breakfast and then we were off! The walk seemed shorter than it had been the first time. This time, on the ferry, Greer and I sat on the top. It was really cool! When we landed, I spotted my Mum and we went home. I couldn’t wait for my presents!
THE END
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
My Quizzles from Channel 50
Here I have some 'Quizzles' that I got from Channel 50. Channel 50 is a place for people who have special abilities or have different and interesting ways of thinking. I personally, love giving people these Quizzles:
a) Mula
Mula
Mula
Mula
b) Jointed
Jointed
c) ORGANiiiiiiiii
d) Cycle
e) Fairy
Wolf
Duckling
And, my personal favourite:
f) Secret
(Just imagine that letter f is at the top of a box)
Go to the comments if you want the answers..................
a) Mula
Mula
Mula
Mula
b) Jointed
Jointed
c) ORGANiiiiiiiii
d) Cycle
e) Fairy
Wolf
Duckling
And, my personal favourite:
f) Secret
(Just imagine that letter f is at the top of a box)
Go to the comments if you want the answers..................
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