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Year 7 Camp

Today, we did the High Ropes Although kayaking was fun,
Course at Camp. There was the it was scary when the waves
Leap Of Faith, where we had to bumped the boat: you never
jump off a ledge, the Skywalk, knew if you were going to fall or
where we had to walk in a bridge not.
hanging mid-air, the Log walk
where we had to walk across a On the third day we went gorge
log bridge 2 stories in the air and hiking. It was tiring but the view
the Jacob’s Ladder, where we was worth it. The view from the
had to climb a gigantic ladder top was breathtaking - and the
with only teamwork and 2 slings. weather was perfect as well, with
a slight breeze in the Sun.
“The High Ropes Challenge was Hiking was long and tiring - we
challenging and thrilling - I loved it!” walked a total of 16 km! That’s
more than I usually walk in a
I loved the feeling when I jumped - it week!
was exciting and never gets boring!

This was a once of a lifetime opportunity “Talking with my friends while
- it is not often you can find some place. walking made the time fly by!”

The next day we went kayaking. The camp tents were ok and
It was easy once you learned comfortable, but there were a
the basics - We all caught on few nasty surprises. There was
eventually, and played some a lizard in one of the girls tents,
games with each other such as and an ant infestation in another.
tag. However, I fell into the water
- I was all wet! We had other activities at camp
as well: the challenge in the

“Kayaking was fun! This was my end was the best by far. We
first time kayaking, and I’m not had a competition with the
disappointed!” other groups, and we had to
earn points at different activities
“There were 2 types of boats - one for around the campsite. The group
beginners and one for intermediates. with the most points wins!
I tried both, and both were good in
their own way.”

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