School Camp 2012

Every year at my school, the grades are sent on bonding tour. Usually we go to places made for this sort of tour but this year, nowhere was available. SO the school decided that my grade (Grade 9) would camp at school. Pitch tents on the field, bring our own food, braai our dinner etc. 

Day 1

First of all we had to pitch our tents. Some of the other girls had their parents pitching their tents besides the fact that we were told that our parents weren't allowed to help. One group's parents took about 30 min to pitch their tent while it took Grace and I about 20 min to pitch ours. 

We went to the Holocaust museum because we're doing world war II in History and this visit was to re-enforce and expand what we have already learned. My tour guide was Jewish and her father escaped from Germany when things started to get bad. The visit was interesting and I learned from it.

We then went back to school and watched a movie called Paper Clips. It was very boring and most of us fell asleep. 

We had to braai our own meat for dinner and Grace braaied for me. I dont think mine was cooked through but oh well. 

Grace and I had a mini jamming session and we found out that our Maths teacher likes Green Day. 

Day 2

We went to the beach with Spirit Of Adventure. First of all my team had to either body board or kayak in the sea. I chose to body board. I was scared of the big waves and I didnt have much fun. I gave my board to someone else and swam instead. It was more fun to swim. Then we had to play soccer which I didnt enjoy because it is really hard to run on the sand. Next up we had to play volley ball. This was fun but the sand was really hot and our feet got burned. Then we played rounders. Before rounders we played touch rugby which I didnt enjoy because I didnt understand how to play. I preferred rounders besides the fact that I was out before I reached home. 

We eventually left early because it was so hot. 

That night a lot of girls were sick. Im not sure if it was a bug or sun stroke. I think I had sun stroke because I got really badly burned. 

Day 3 

We went to the Warwick markets in the middle of town. Grace's dad gave me a lift and we got lost on the way. We eventually arrived half an hour late.

I didnt really enjoy the markets because in the meat market, they had pigs etc that they were cutting up infront of us and I found this really disturbing.

The indian mall was nice.

My day was also uncomfortable because my sun burn was sore. I couldnt wear my bra properly; the straps hurt and the back part made my sun burn burn like hell. 

When we arrived back at school, we had to eat, do a war cry (which made me burst into tears because we had to hold each others shoulders and it hurt my sun burn) and take down our tents. We then thanked our teachers and went home. 

Thursday 

My dad took me to the pharmacy last night and they kind of confirmed that I had sun stroke. 

My sun burn hurts really badly now and I feel like I cant do anything without feeling sore. Im starting to get blisters on my shoulders. I think this is the worst sun burn I have ever had in my life. I couldnt even go to school today cause I cant wear school uniform and I cant carry my bag. 

I think m going to go to school tomorrow but ill have to wear a cotton t shirt under my dress and im not going to take my bag. I think it'll be okay because it's break up day and I doubt we'll do any work.