Camp

                              Camp

Hello Bloggers. As you might know the seniors in my school went to Mt Ruapehu for school camp on the 20th of August till the 23rd. Our journey began at Hamilton Gardens where we were in our groups. Each group was given a bunch of papers that had photos of the different gardens on it. The photo didn't tell us which garden that particular photo was from. We had to go around Hamilton Gardens and try and find the right name for each of the photos. 

Next we went to the Edmond Hillary Walkway. Over there, there were a lot of different boards that gave us information about a particular thing. Our groups had 8 people in them. We were given 4 pieces of paper in our group of 8 people. The paper would have a photo of a particular board and it would tell you the title of the board. Under the title there were 2 or 3 questions. We had to find that board and then find the answer to the questions written below the title. My group was the first to finish and hand our papers in. 

Then we walked down to Otorohanga Playground where we got free time to play. I mostly went on the flying fox with my friends. The park was great but we didn't get to play there long. We had to leave early so we could get to our accommodation, The Crossing.

After the long bus trip we finally reached The Crossing. We settled into our rooms with our roommates and then we all met in the dining room. We got our instructions on what to do then we went to take a shower. Once I finished my shower and Ama and Abigail had finished their shower we got into our pyjamas and I grabbed my UNO. Then Ama, Abigail and me played UNO in the dining room until it was time for bed.

The next day we woke up and got our stuff ready for the day. We were going to be going to the snow that day for skiing and snowboarding. I was skiing. We were allowed to get some money because there was a cafe on the mountain where we could buy hot chips and hot chocolate. First we went tobogganing. I liked going down but I hated going up the magic carpet. I couldn't stand straight on it. I kept on falling. Then we ate our morning tea and I bought my hot chips and a cookie. Then we went on the gondolas with our group. After that we skied and then we got free time in the snow. When we were back at The Crossing we had a shower and then we got free time again. First before free time we ate dinner and dessert - It was amazing food! Such good food that I can't even describe it. Then we got to watch a movie only if we wanted to.

The day after was just the same but we got a lot more free time since it was our last day in the snow. When we got back to The Crossing we ate dinner just the same then we watched another movie. This was my favourite movie. I had watched it before and fell in love with it. We watched 
" A series of unfortunate events" . Then we went to bed.

On our way back we went to the hot pools that are at Taupo. We swam freely through the hot water and went on the mini water slide. Mid way through swimming we got out to eat a sausage. After the pools we went to a waterfall called Huka Falls. It is a beautiful place where we took a lot of photos from. Then we had a quick stop at Hamilton Gardens for a toilet break then we finally reached school where all our families were waiting for us. 

Overall this was the best time of my life. Camp was a super great experience for me and I hope for others too. I really really enjoyed myself and hope I can go back soon. Check out the photos below to get a glimpse of my camp. Blog You Later!