WGJS Magazine 2018 WGJS 2018 School Magazine | Page 58

7 e d Gra Camp Excitement filled the air as the buses arrived for our Grade 7 camp. At 8h30 we loaded all our girlie goodies onto the bus and waited patiently to leave. It was a long trip to Villiersdorp, but the trip went by quickly with everyone singing the latest songs all the way there! When we finally arrived, the organisers explained the rules and what was going to happen that day. When it was time to choose our cabins everyone dashed off in different directions – but in the end everyone got to where they wanted to be! After a short while of unpacking and settling in a whistle blew and we had to go to the hall and were placed into our camp teams. Our first activity was an obstacle course. We had to rush our way through climbing, running, jumping and even crawling through some mud. It was very tiring! Our hard work paid off because when we were allowed a break, we could choose to swim, buy goodies at the tuckshop or sit and relax and catch up with friends. Our next activity involved “rescuing” a friend who had “broken” her back in the forest! It was quite a challenge making a handmade stretcher, putting the injured team member on top of it and hoping that they got carried to safety and didn’t fall through the stretcher! After all our hard work, dinner was delicious! After a hearty meal we were ready to shower and jump into our jarmies, but instead we had to jump into a warm jacket and put on our hiking shoes! A night hike was our final activity after which we all crashed into bed, sleeping peacefully after all the fresh air and physical activity. The next morning was tiresome having to get up after a late night. Before breakfast we had a weather activity, followed by a nature walk. As our energy levels dropped, the organisers gave us a hearty breakfast to see us through the morning. Excitement rose as we were told we were doing a water activity! What we had to do was hold an unsteady frame with an empty ice-cream tub on top of it. We had to climb through the frame with two sponges and let the water absorb it. Rushing down a hill with our clothes wet, we had to squeeze the remaining water into the ice-cream tub. It was super difficult not to drop the ice-cream tub. Free time was upon us with amazing burgers and potato wedges for lunch. Later that afternoon we went to a nature reserve where we saw camels, rabbits, tortoises and so much more. The most exciting part of camp was rock climbing!!! While some girls were rock climbing, others participated in an air obstacle course. During free time we were again allowed to buy goodies at the tuckshop and swim. As evening approached and 56