Thursday 10 December 2020

Amazing, Awesome, Anaura Bay Camp

This year we couldn't have action week because of Covid 19 so on the second to last week of school, we went on a three day camp at Anaura Bay. It was really fun and we got to do lots of really fun things while we were there. On the first day, we put our tents up and then we got to chill out for a bit. I went swimming but the waves were tiny so you couldn't really do anything but it was nice to be in the ocean. It was also really cold.  We also played lots of Coney Island and we even played it on the beach which was really fun. 

Manawanui, another class at our school, was having their camp down the road so we walked down there for our dinner.  While we were there, we played some swing ball and some volleyball. There was also some swings which were fun to go on. After dinner, we headed back to our camp and got to play spotlight and the year seven girls were the only group that found everyone. It was probably helpful that our class is mainly year seven girls. We got to send the night in the tent and when we woke up we had breakfast and then I went for another swim. 

When I had finished and everyone had had breakfast, us girls moved our bags into the Marae. The Marae, Hinetamatea, was where we would be spending our second night. A lady came to talk to us about erosion and how the earth has changed over time. We went for a little walk and she explained how the waves affected the bank and showed us some places that have been affected by erosion. Walking back to camp, we saw an old rusty tractor or something like that buried in the sand. After the lady left, Eenor and I started to bury our feet in the sand. When we were finished, even the shortest kids in our class were taller than us. Then for dinner, Manawanui came to our camp for dinner. We played some coney island and then when it got to dark we played some more spotlight. 

We also played lots of card games and some people played chess. Then we went to bed in the marae. The next morning for breakfast, we had some leftovers, I had an American Hot dog. Then for morning tea, we got to eat crayfish - which I love. Crayfish is kind of like a lobster but better in my opinion. The camp was really fun and I hope we can go back next year. 

I hope you have enjoyed my post, there is a video below with some of the picture from camp. I hope you like it, don't forget to comment so that I can improve.

Caitlyn :)