ISSUE 54 April 2017 BRIDGE VALLEY CAMP by Solomon Dyson On Wednesday March 22nd Totara Karearea went to Bridge Valley Adventure Camp. We left our school and travelled there by car. The journey was short and before we knew it, we were at camp. We were put into six groups. They were: red, blue, yellow, orange, green, and purple. I was in the purple group. We were all in different cabins. In our cabin there were seven boys; four from the purple group and three from the red group. Some of the activities we did were: the high ropes course, caving, rock climbing, swimming, and The Hunger Games. My favourite activity was the high ropes course. I liked the technique using the blue and red carabiners. The instructors were encouraging people who were not sure they could do things. Some people were scared at first, but when they achieved their goal you could tell they were proud. People were encouraging the rest of their group. We played a game at dusk called “Wild people of the woods”. We won small prizes for following instructions. There is a big lake at camp, and one of the adults threw me off the floating water trampoline into the water. It was freezing cold. I shouted “Cannonball!” as I went in! At night, there were strange sounds. Some people said it was ghosts playing on the playground… but I didn’t believe that. It was difficult packing my sleeping bag away but Brooklyn helped me. We had lots of delicious food. The mashed potato was yummy. We were not allowed to take lollies, chocolate or electronic devices. I missed my Nintendo but I had a lot of fun. We were lucky it didn’t rain and it wasn’t too hot either. We want to thank all the adults (the teachers and the parents) who made this camp possible. I am looking forward to next year’s camp already! Photos: Lucy Pearson H E D G E S N E E D T R I M M I N G ? 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The race takes place in the picturesque Happy Valley Adventures terrain, where teams conquer walls with rope climbs, carry sandbags, drag tyres and crawl under barbed wire. Obstacle course racing tests physical strength, balance and endurance and “there is lots of sticky mud.” First established in 2015 with over 250 competitors, Wairua Warrior is growing every year. Last year more than 400 warriors battled themselves and their peers, and this year around 600 people competed. Berne McNaughton of Berne’s Bodyfit assembled his team just a few weeks before the event. Berne, Rikki Swain, Lesley Olaman and Karen Eden joined ‘experienced warrior’ Fiona Ingham to test the 6km event. Fiona had sampled the Wairua Warrior last year in a pair, and together the group decided to give it a try. Lesley commented that the sense of accomplishment was great, particularly getting through some of the muddier climbing challenges. Despite little OCR training, she was thrilled to have completed each obstacle without resorting to the ‘punishment burpees’ necessary for missed sections. “It was good to have a mixed team; having the guys definitely helped with some of the obstacles.” Next year the Bodyfit Battlers plan to take on the full 12km race. If they have any questions, Team Name Pending can definitely give the Bodyfit Battlers a few pointers. This Wakefield team was devised by friends Karyn Young and Sharyn Simpson. They registered their respective husbands and kids - Dion, Jaime and Caleb Young, and Grant and Jacob Simp- son – and didn’t tell them they were doing the full 12km race until they got to Cable Bay! But the joke was on them - despite this being their first attempt, Team Name Pending took the field by storm and finished third, completing in just 2 hours 12 minutes. 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