Walking through the sloshy and muddy oval to the Onkaparinga River whilst dragging our paddles behind us. The river was as calm as a cup of tea and as slow as a sloth. Canoes strode gently upstream as the oars moved back and forth. Splash! the water hit us like a tsunami. Harry was like a big chomping crocodile going wild and mad. We hit the water like a brick and the cold, freezing chill rushed up our spines.

Whoosh! Fling. “It’s a bullseye,” I screamed as I loaded my dark black bow with another deadly arrows as sharp as a knife.

I jumped off the platform, zoomed down the wire clipped to a harness. Calling from below was the runner waiting for me to go to the end.

Running nervously to the instructor, my tummy was racing as I slowly climbed the ladder. Snap went the hook as I was bolted up. “How high do you want to go?”  yelled   the instructor. “All the way to the top!” I replied. Kids and adults pulled and heaved on the orange rope. I was getting lifted up to the sky as high as the Statue of Liberty. The countdown had begun, “3-2-1 pull the trigger.” I reached for the blueberry. Thang! the sound as you drop the height of a cliff and swing around like a crazy monkey. Screaming as my stomach rose up to my ribs whilst the wind rushes past me when rocketing backwards and forwards. Is life going to end?

Reflections

My camp highlight was archery because it is my favourite sport and was an opportunity to try with actual arrows and bows. We tried to hit a target and I got yellow a few times. – Brooklyn

My highlight was the giant swing because it was fun and exciting. It was fun because I got to go up high. It almost felt like we were falling.  We also got to lift other people into the air. – Charlotte

My highlight was the nature village because we got to learn survival skills and how to make forts. An amazing camp! – Ruby

My highlight was the giant swing because I am a thrill seeker and it gave me an opportunity to try something new. – Maia

My highlight was the flying fox because it was so much fun. It was also cool because we got to catch a ball at the finish, and I did. – Clare

My highlight was the giant swing. I chose this because I liked it when you waited at the height you selected for the berry to be pulled. Then you just suddenly dropped. – Zara

My highlight was the giant swing because it went up really high and it was lots of fun. – Jess

My highlight was the giant swing because of the fear of pulling the berry. You fell very fast which was scary and fun. – William

My highlight was canoeing because I got to jump in the water. – Jacob

My highlight was archery because I shot the target one time and it was my first hit. – Ethan

My highlight was the giant swing because it challenged me for how high I went. -Jethro

My highlight was the giant swing because it was really scary but also lots of fun. – Robbie

My highlight was when we went on the giant swing because it was super fun and I enjoyed the amusement of people being happy. – Ryarne

My highlight was the flying fox because it was long, but you had to walk it all the way back. – Luke

My highlight was the giant swing because I’m scared of heights and that made me fearful. I enjoyed swinging and looking around at the view. – Hannah

My highlight was the flying fox because you didn’t have to hold on to anything. It was fast and fun. At the start it was a little scary but after a while I got the giggles. -Hayley

My highlight was the giant swing because I went to the top and it was fun. – Jasper

My highlight was that we got to have a chance at choosing our groups. Lots of our activities were using different forces. It was important to work well with others and show trust. – Isla O