Camp+Whana+Whana+2009

=Camp Whana Whana 2009 =

Camp Whana Whana is an adventure camp in the middle of no where. When we where their we did lots including abseiling, flying kiwi (getting pulled up in the air on a rope, orienteering, river crossing, but the highlight of my time at camp was the chube rafting. It was a a phenomenal experience that i will treasure for ever. In groups of 2-3-4 we hit the water on tire tubes with paddles, and set of down the river. The only bad experience of camp for me was the sleeping. On the first night we bivied out, that was cool and we got a good sleep. The second night was definitely the worst night out of all of them. At 2 in the morning the girls tent was blown down and ours was about to but we got out in time. We then had to go and sleep on the bus, that was not comfortable, luckly i was picked to sleep in the cabin that night so that was ok but Pete snored like a tractor all night. Then the third night was cool in sept for Pete who snored like a tractor again.

At the camp there where 5 instructors, Glem, Shannon, Conrad, Elsie and Pip. All the instructors where awesome fun to be around and where very in encouraging.

At camp we had to choose a person to write about afterward's here is mine.

Character writing 30/11/09 by Hugh

Peter/Pete

Where to begin with Peter. Peter Lovell or preferably known as Pete, is 13 years old and lives on his own with his Mum Janet, incept every alternate weekend where he catches the train to wellington to see his Dad. He has two sisters and a brother but they are all grown up now.

“The gentle giant”, that is the perfect phrase for Pete. Pete is by far tallest in are year and has a big build, he’s the kind of guy you’d look at and thing “Oh shit im going to get battered”, but Pete is about the furthest thing from that he wouldn’t hurt a fly and even is afraid of tackling people just in case he hurts them. Pete has dark brown eyes, that sparkle an shimmer when the light catches them and straight light brown hair.

“How would you describe Pete’s personality?” Pete has a very bubbly, positive and go forward personality and can always make you laugh and smile. Pete has an absolute phobia of heights, and starts shaking terribly if he is in a situation that involves heights. Where Pete falls down with his fear of heights he makes up with his strength and confidence in the water. Pete is a very strong and capable swimmer in all strokes and also so no’s life saving. Pete has another great ability, his cooking skills are to die for. Pete knows exactly what do when he cooks and he does it with the air of a professional.

Pete is not a morning person and is very easily annoyed and can get really grumpy. Pete snores like a tractor with all the sound effects from the movies, this doesn't help the fact that he is not a morning person, because you are annoyed and ready to annoy him because he’s kept you up all night.

Pete is a funny, bubbly, strong person who is forward thinking and a pleasure to be around. I hope to enjoy more of his wonderful time in the foreseeable future.