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Camp Kaitawa

Camp Kaitawa. By Mihnea Vlad. Introduction/Monday.

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Camp Kaitawa

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  1. Camp Kaitawa By Mihnea Vlad

  2. Introduction/Monday Monday morning... What a stupendous day for the year 5’s from Reignier School as we were heading off to the amazing Camp Kaitawa!!! We were all looking forward to the big hikes (Ngamoko), challenges we had to overcome, the awesome cookout, slippery and muddy caves and most of all, hanging out with our mates! I loved it on camp and it was a fantastic life experience for me and the rest of the senior school.

  3. Monday Continued When we arrived at Camp Kaitawa we got to choose which bed we slept in and Mrs Baudinet told us more about the campsite and where the toilets, boundaries and fire exits were. After that we went for a walk to Lake Kaitawa, The Green Lake, Surge Chamber and a very, very, very, exhausting walk up the pipeline. Finally all that came to an end and we went back to camp so we could have the best ever spaghetti bolognaise for dinner. Later on after dinner Richard came from the Department Of Conservation to talk to us about nature. Afterwards we had desert, supper, down time and then we went to sleep.

  4. Tuesday On Tuesday we had our breakfast, did our chores, got our day packs ready and then we drove to the start of the Ngamoko track. On the way to the top we stopped at a Rata tree which was 800-1000 years old to have our yummy morning tea. We also had a few more stops so we could get fuelled up with some sweets (Barley Sugars, Moro Bars and scroggin) or so the other groups behind us could catch up to us. An hour or two later we got up to the top of the mountain (1.05 km above sea level) so we could have lunch. Later on we got to the stage when we had to come down we had a couple of injuries (sprain ankles, a painful knee and one bleeding nose). Finally we arrived back at camp after a very tiring 7½ walk. So we had our showers, dinner, supper, down time and then we went to bed and that was the end of day 2.

  5. Wednesday Wednesday had come. We had our breakfast, the groups did their chores (sigh), got our day packs ready and took the cars to the start of the Lake Waikareiti track. We got to the about an hour later and we had our lunch. When we finished the track we did the Papakorito Falls Loop Track. Afterwards we had a really fun obstacle course back at camp then we had our showers, dinner, supper, down time and then we went to bed which concluded day 3.

  6. Thursday On Thursday (the day I was really looking forward to) we were going to go caving (YAY!!!!). So we got dressed, had our breakfast, did our chores, got our day packs ready and drove to the Onepoto Caves. When we got there Mrs Baudinet told us more about the caves and then we were off. It was very dirty and slippery but that was the way I liked it. We went through 8 dark and challenging caves. After a while caving came to an end and we went to the Redoubt so we could have lunch. After lunch we had a great game of tackle rugby with the parents while the girls were making a human pyramid. Later on we headed back to camp and had our cookout. My group made very, very, very yummy nachos. When we finished eating we had our dessert then played a game of Paper Scissors Rock, meanwhile the parents had their dinner. At the end of the fabulous day we had showers (again), supper, down time and then we went to bed and that was the end of day 4.

  7. Conclusion/Friday On Friday morning we tidied up our dorms, had breakfast and we went down next to the Kaitawa power station to play two games which were seaweed and stuck in the mud. Later on we went back we went back up to camp, got in our car groups and drove off to Wairoa. In Wairoa we had lunch next to the river bank and then played on the playground there. At the end of lunchtime the driver of the car I was in, Byron’s Dad, went to the petrol station to get some petrol and he also bought us some Paddle Pops. When we arrived back in Napier I wanted to stay on camp longer but sadly I couldn’t. I really enjoyed my amazing time on camp and I would really like another life experience like that again.

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