Camp+Makahika+2011



On the 9th of November, until the 11th of November, we are going on camp at a place Called Makahika. Makahika is near Levin. BEFORE CAMP

Camp Makahika is all about co-operation, leadership, and stepping out of your comfort zone. On the first day we'll be doing a high ropes course, as well as a gigantic flying fox. The second night we'll be camping in the bush. I want to learn new skills, like learning to be a good leader, and co-operating with people whom I don't know very well. This camp will be hard, both emotionally and physically. I am nervous about this, but also very excited!  AFTER CAMP  Going on school camp at Makahika was really awesome. I had heaps of fun and learnt so much. It was really exciting.  My favourite thing that we did was the Flying Fox. I was really scared to do it. I volunteered to go second, because I didn't want to chicken out of it. Basically, I just wanted to do it so I could say I did it! And I'm really happy I did it, because racing down a hill, over the top of a river, and over a massive paddock, is actually a lot more fun than it sounds! THe scariest thing I did, by far was the High Ropes. I wasn't really worried about doing it, because I knew that I was safe, but when I started climbing, I became very scared, I got to the top, and my legs were shaking as I walked along the pole. I didn't think my legs would hold me up!. And to top it off, when I got to the middle, I had to wait for my friend Giorgia to get to the middle as well. It seemed like an age before I finally got to jump off. We also did a really fun walk on the second day. We had to walk through the bush, and find the markers to get to where we wanted to go. We had leaders who would read the map, and show us the way to go throughout the walk. The best part of the walk though, was running down the hill! It had recently been raining. so the hill was really muddy! I'm really happy I didn't fall over. When we got to the campsite, the best thing was having the hot chocolate to warm us up after the walk. We got to see shortfinned eels in the river, and had a campfire. When it got to night time, the boys went off and did a rope course in the dark, while the girls stayed behind and sat round the campfire with Sally, who owns the camp. Overall, I had an AMAZING time on camp. I learnt heaps, and did so many things I never thought I'd do. I'm really proud of myself and my friends. We had so much fun and I will never forget my time there. Here is a slideshow with some pictures from camp!  <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">media type="custom" key="11627742" <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">