At Pirongia Forest Lodge

Still thinking about our time on camp. Here are some of the things we did at the Lodge.

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Some more comments about horse trekking

The children really did seem to enjoy the horse trekking.  In fact some children liked it so much they wanted to share their thoughts and ideas on horse trekking with you.  We decided as a class to do it in one posting otherwise it might take you too long to find them and read them.

Tana

My horse jumped over some tree stumps and kept running.  It ran in front of the other horses. My horse keep walking and trying to get in front of Sativa's horse.  Her horse just kept walking and stayed in front of my horse.

Forde

Sid's horse went the wrong way.  His horse nearly bucked me off my horse. Portia's horse was the meanest because it kept biting everyone else's horse.

Justus

My horse never walked it just kept on galloping, especially close to the dangerous cliffs. 

Sativa

My horse just wanted to follow Shayna's and Luce's.  Their horses tried to bite my horse.

Te Heruika

My horse kept farting when it was by Katrina's horse.  When Yawden was talking to me, my horse kept trying to bite his horse's tail.  I kept trying to pull my horse back.

Brody

I wanted to see the pictures of me on my horse.

Horse Trekking

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On Thursday at camp we went to Karamu Trail Trek and went horse trekking.  It was great fun.  It was the first time most of the children had been on a horse.  Forde thought that it was pretty scary when he first got on the horse.  Te Heruika decided to be brave and stop crying so that we could go on our horses. We learnt that you had to point your toes to the sky when you were on the horse.  We also learnt that you had to lean forward when you go up hills and lean backwards when you go down hills. We got told not to scream because the horse will get a fright and run away.  It was really scary when the horse went by the edge of the cliff. Justus and Sid thought that at the top of the steep hill it was dangerous because you might fall off and go down to the deep valley. We learnt to pull the reins to steer our horses away from the cliff's edge.  Sid's horse kept farting all the way up the hill and down the hill again.  Portia's horse keep trying to bite the other horses. Brody's horse was a little bit greedy and keep being a bully and pushing past the other horses.

Zooming on the Flying Fox.

It was fun going on the flying fox because it was fast. The flying fox made us zoom down the hill. At the start stepping down from the box is really scary. They have hollowed out some of the ground at the start so that you won't hit it. It can make you feel a little bit car sick. You have to be put in a harness because it is too long and too steep to hold on. If you hold onto the wire part you could burn your hands so you had to remember to hold onto the plastic. At the end of the flying fox there are two tyres and two people to catch you. Luce's dad and Tana's Granddad had to wear gloves. The tyres had holes in each side for the wire to go through. Luckily no-one fell off the flying fox. Some people hit the tyres and were flung backwards. When you finished your ride you had to walk it back up the hill by holding the guide rope. We think it must be one of the longest flying foxes EVER! Most of us had a try. Some people didn't want to go at first, but then everyone had a turn (except for Yawden).