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Camp!!


Camping with twenty four year 10′s was surprisingly very relaxing :D . After setting up tents and having a coffee we set of to an area that seamed like the middle of nowhere (little like a lord of the rings landscape). Sun shining and tramping boots on, set out down towards some caves!! The first cave we went in although no small gaps was dark and very uneven under foot, and yes I managed to be the only one to fall over and in order to save my camera fell straight onto my legs! The next cave you almost had to do the worm to wriggle into and got very wet but was so much fun!! Back at camp I discovered the game called Bananagrams like an easy version of scrabble (quite dyslexia friendly). A few hours passed playing bananagrams and after becoming quite obsessed with the game set out to bed, but got distracted standing in the middle of the field for over an hour just gazing into the night sky. With so little light pollution around and an extremely clear sky it was more amazing than I can describe and I had never seen anything like it!!!!!
Camp day 2 was great :D Never mind the girls who did also have a great time, I got to try an indoor swing thing ( not exactly sure what to call it), indoor abseiling, climbing, jumping into a pile of foam bits, high ropes and a flying fox!! I must say doing the high ropes has made me want to do it again, it’s a very strange feeling while up in the trees (although a little scary at first it starts to feel kind of normal and like you should always be up in the trees ha ha). So after a very full day it was back to camp for yet more bananagrams and staring into the night sky!!
Camp day 3 started off rather fun as I got to drive an automatic camper van back to school!!! First ever time driving an automatic and it was weird as I kept going to change gear then realising :s. After my fun driving experience we then left for Rafting and abseiling. Rafting was great, because the weather has been so hot and no rain water levels were quite low, so it wasn’t overly fast water but it was great to just be paddling down the river taking in all the scenery (wishing I could of had my camera). Half way round we stopped by some high rocks and us gappies had to be the first jump off into the extremely fresh water (it was so fun we sneaked in for a second jump while the girls weren’t allowed ha ha), after drying of very quickly in the sun we set out to abseil down a 30m high!!!

 



  • Lattitude

    Great post Amy, thanks for the update - sounds like you are having a great time!