This is our class walking to the Whitewater Rafting center.All was well until TERROR the dreaded headband had dropped around our teacher's (Mr Williams's)neck DEAD ANT DEAD ANT everyone dropped to the ground and flung their arms and legs around in the air. We all had lots of fun on the rapids,. but many of us wished that they were bigger.
Later that day we abseiled down a rocky cliff face - there were a lot of screams but we all made it down in the end.
Tuesday's schedule started with a nice tramp into the Waipaki valley with our packs that were almost bigger than us. We crossed freezing rivers, over sharp rocks, treacherous mud and battled fearsome three headed serpents until we had finally reached the campsite (OK, the bit about the serpents weren't true, but the cutting grass made up for it). We pitched our tents just when the rain started coming down. We chucked all our thermals on, ran inside our tent and waited. Eventually the rain stopped. We ran outside and bathed in glorious sunlight. That night we cooked marshmallows (and wet socks) over the bonfire. Later that day the headband dropped and we all dropped with it hoping we didn't have to do burpies.After a hard nights sleep we were off again over the rivers and sharp rocks. We were very glad to see the last of the 'toilets', which were actually holes dug in the ground. Monster flies and much worse haunted the area.
Thursday began with the early start required for THE TONGARIRO CROSSING the moment we'd all been waiting for. We began the ascent of the Devil's highway - one of the hardest parts of the mountain. We arrived at the top red faced and puffing (apart from the teachers of course. They strolled through it without breaking into a sweat).Though after that we went for a swim in the Tokaanu hot pools.
Friday began with a sluggish start for our class as it was the last day of camp and we had to pack. We all eventually arrived back home safely, much to the relief of our parents.
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