Camp Waihola 2011

On Monday 4th of April, the year 6's went to CYC Waihola for their camp. It was so cold that you could freeze a melted iceblock! It was a long time until we got there, but we got there in time. When we got to the camp, it was even colder. We all had to pick a bag to take off the bus. Finally we finished that task and we boarded the bus again. Now we were traveling to the John Bull Gully track. The bus was slow so it took a long time to get there. We all got off the bus and got ready to start the track.

The tramp was long & tiring. We had about 4 stops to get there & 2 stops to get back to where we started. Then we had to bike back to camp. Fulton Hogan blocked of the state high way to get us across safely. When we got back to camp we all got to eat pikelets & cream, jam and juice. We just about lived off juice. Then we found out where we were we were sleeping. Finally we all relaxed in our bunkroom. Then the hooter went off & we had to go in to the main hall for a session of search and rescue.

The next day we got to do certain activities like.... the flying fox, yachting, kayaking, fishing, mountain biking and lots more. The one that people most liked was the flying fox. It was massive!!! It was fast so it was over in like 10 seconds. The next day after that we had some more activities like... the confidence course, jewellery making, a treasure hunt, baking, and raft race. Those activities were really fun. A lot of people liked the jewelry making. We got to keep the jewellery which was made of clay.

On Thursday we had a Raft Race. We got to make them out of wood, inflatable tyres and string. When we had finished making them we set down to the freezing cold lake to race them. One of the rafts, some people called the ladder because it was long like one. No one thought it was going to win but it did! The next day it was time to pack up for home. When everything was ready, we got to do a general knowledge quiz. It was really fun- we have had to "bob" for chocolate fish! Then the bus came and we had to got back to school, and unpack everything. Some people got to go home because their parents were there. The camp was really fun.

By Lydia and Callum