Camp Day - 3

27/11/14

Walking along one of the uphill paths, we noticed a small blue house,about the size of a doll house, sitting in the middle of nowhere. At first me and Mrs.Cameron thought that it was quite peculiar, but that was until we opened the little door to the little blue house. When I pulled out the book and flipped through the pages, we saw a lot of signatures of the people who had visited Matiu Sommes Island. We signed our names and rushed down hill to catch up with the rest of the group, hoping they hadn’t forgotten about us.

The sharp little pebbles that lined the track, created little cuts in my feet, but the pain was bearable. We followed the track all around until we found a place to spot the most magnificent views. As we were walking, a few of the students found, what they called, Weta motels. The small logs of wood each had three-levels that contained either a Weta or an insect of some sort.

After the short, but fun hike around Matiu Sommes Island, we headed down to wait for the ferry. We had to wait a while. During the time we waited we did a few fun activities, skimming rocks, dancing, building little huts and seeing who can throw a rock the longest distance. The fun soon finished, and we boarded onto the ferry. It was one of the best highlights I had at camp.  

Camp Experience - Bowling

A group of professional players, just as young as thirteen, bowl a strike with style. As each of our teams get put into our own lanes, we wait impatiently to have a go at bowling. Once everyone was prepared, we were able to bowl. The sound of pins getting knocked down by the size 15 bowling bowl, just made you feel excited. You just have joy,adrenaline and determination in your system, every time it was your turn. But the ignition of adrenaline soon burns out after your turn is over, hoping to be refuelled by the next round.But after a while you don’t really care about the determination to beat others because then the subject of fun takes over the whole thing. The only thing that everybody enjoyed was spending time together. We had fun because we were creating a tighter bond with each other.

By Serena Ah Lam