Tramping at Mikonui Reflection

I arrive at school ready for the tramp I'm so excited to get going we get in the cars and off we go we get to the start of the tramp but the cows were on the track so we had to wait. When we started walking the pack was really heavy and made my shoulders hurt but after a while, I got used to it.

That night at the hunt we did a solo, wich is when we get left in the bush for 20 minutes and all we are allowed to do is sit there and wait, we had a notepad to write and draw on, it was kinda scary but I got through it.

Overall it was an awesome trip and everyone had lots of fun

Skiing at Temple Basin [Reflection]

This trip has defiantly been the best trip so far I learnt to never give up, skiing was a great experience and I hope that I will be able to go skiing again.

I was disappointed that I couldn't ski the first day, it was so annoying I really wanted to be able to ski but a couldn't everyone else knew how to stop and turn and I was still learning to stop.
The second day me and a few other people had a late start and had less time skiing but when I got out there I learn to turn and stop I was really proud of myself and I started going up the tow rope and skied down the mountain. Now was one of the hardest part of the trip using the nutcracker so I could go even higher up the mountain, I fell off about five times before I got the Nutcracker on the rope and even then I wasn't very good at using it so I kept trying and after about another six tries I could just fling the Nutcracker over the rope.

Sea Kayaking Reflection

So Sea Kayaking all I can say is it was a great experience and it was really wet. I felt like it was really cool as kayaking is out of my comfort zone. Not only was the Sea Kayaking cool the whole trip was, the instructors were awesome the camp had a really cool vibe and everyone had a really good attitude towards the trip this made the trip very fun for everyone. It was hard work doing everything in the rain like putting up tents, kayaking, sleeping, cooking and lots of other stuff, but we battled through the wet ground, the wet tent and the rain everyone put 100% effort into this trip and its something everyone should be proud of. Know one said no know said I don't want to know one said I can't, but everyone said they will...

Rock Climbing and Abseiling Reflection

I was on a cliff looking over the edge I felt like if I lend back I was going to fall off but I had to trust the rope so I went over the edge the buzz has awesome and before I knew it I was at the bottom. Abseiling this massive cliff is one of my biggest achievements so I'm really happy that I conquered my fear it is a big achievement for any 12 year old to do so I felt so scared when I was at the top of the cliff but when I got to the bottom it was the best feeling in the world the buzz was massive and that's just the abseiling.

After abseiling I was really confident for Rock Climbing I felt like I was flying up the cliff I have never been very good at rock climbing but when I started climbing I was up there in no time at all I felt like I was getting more confided about heights.

Thanks to the polytechnic and Westland milk products who made this trip happen.

Cave stream [Reflection]

When I got to school I was buzzing with excitement, Mr S-W checked our packs to make sure we had the right gear.

When we got to cave stream everybody rushed to the toilets like a pack of wolves, we got to the mouth of the cave, when I saw it I knew this was going to be special.

Mr S-W walked into the mouth of the cave to check the the depth of the water, we watch as more and more of his body disappeared under the water at this point it was up to his armpits “Wow” I thought that's deep.

About ¼ through the cave we were asked to climb up on a ledge I was at the back and Cooper was sitting on my foot and leg, mr S-W said to turn all our torches off so we did we stayed like that for about 1 minute when mr S-W screamed out AHHH we all knew that he was trying to scare as but everyone just laughed as we jumped back into the water. About half way through I lost the feeling in my feet and legs and all I could here was laughing and talking.

Near the end of our journey we came across a ladder that we needed to go up but we had to wait for the other group to go up the ladder we must have been waiting for ¾ of an hour before I finally climbed up the ladder and out of the cave…

I will definitely come back again.