Makahika

//Makahika// // Just back from camp and it was amazing soooo much fun and I learnt heaps and am on my way to over coming my fear of heights and trust problems, all because of this radical camp. We did so so so many things that were just great. I think my favorite  has to be the flying fox it was really high and went really fast, I went screaming the entire way. // //Another one of my favorites was the low ropes, they were soooo hard but so fun. What the low ropes is for those of you that don't know what they are. They're two iron ropes twisest together near the ground that you walk across, with one person standing behind you as back support and one in fornt of you as front support. The aim is to make it across without falling down or needing to lean of your supports. ////There was also the high ropes which was really high and I got soo freaked out but I managed to finish it in the end and am so happy that I did. // // Then the next day we went on a six hour tramp through the bush up hill and down it was really slippery and I fell down A LOT!!!! The walk was to discover  leadership and team work skills. After that we went bush and camped out there for the first night. Then the next day did some river crossing the water was like -2 it was soo cold. Then we got back to the lodge had lunch relaxed a little took our things up to the bus and we were off. 3 hours later we get back to school then go back home. I was so cool and I wish I could go agin though maybe skip the high ropes. // media type="custom" key="11359914" media type="custom" key="11359938" //We are going on camp at Makahika the 9th to the 11th. Makahika is near Levin. 2 hour drive from where we are. // //What I hope to get out of camp is to try things I normally wouldn't, get better at team work and my leader ship skills. I would like to learn about new things and step out of my comfort zone. When we go tramping through the bush I want to stay near the middle and not lag behind. I'm also going to try and not complain for the trip and be happy camper which will teach me how to not complain for a long time. When this is finished I hope I'll be more confident about camping. //