Tuesday, December 10, 2013
O.M.G These potatoes are growing fast!!
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| Lettuces have gone to seed but the potatoes are taking over. |
Recently, we had been scheduled to camp in an overnight bivouac. Unfortunately, our teacher got sick and we then had to decide if we were going to do it or not. Sadly, we have had to call it off = ( . So this has concluded my William Pike Experience! Prize giving is tomorrow and I will be updating the blog for the last time with photos of that.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Challenge Five: Rafting!
Well!!! Unfortunately due to me breaking my arm back in October, I was unable to go with the WPCA Group on this challenge. BUT!.... Luckily back in September I went rafting with my Dad, his friend and some Outdoor Tourism students and tutors from NMIT. So this means Ms. E can tick my name off as completing the Rafting Challenge.
We were about to raft a hard section of the Buller River. We were well dressed in wetsuits and safety gear, then instructed and practiced what to do and how to do it. We started at the Gowan Valley Bridge and slowly but steadily rafted down the river. Then it was all on! We were doing hard areas and then resting in easier patches, until we came across a Grade Five rapid called 'The Granity'. In our approach, we got it slightly wrong!..... All of a sudden, we were dumped into the FREEZING water, causing me to hyperventilate! I felt my breath being ripped out of me causing me to breath fast and shallow! In a flash, Dad washed past. I raised my arm and shouted "Help". There were throw bags and ropes criss-crossing the river and instructors leaping from raft to raft. Dad grabbed a rope and held on, grabbing me as I went past. Next thing I was being hauled up into a raft and we were out of the river. Once I composed myself I said to Dad that "that was awesome!" We went on to complete the run coming across some more rapids like "The Devil's Elbow". I had a great time. We talked about it the whole way home. Luckily Dad's car has a good heater because I was wet right down to my undies!
My Last Summer Planting
This week (with a broken arm, due to a little bit of enthusiastic trampolining at home!) I headed up to our garden with a shovel and a container full of potatoes that we had left to sprout in the garage over three weeks. I grabbed three potatoes and placed them into the wee holes Dad was making. As yet there is no sign of any sprouting coming through but I will continue to water and check them. Hopefully they will be ready by Christmas!
Although this is my last planting, I will still be keeping Mum's herb garden up to date. There's a bit of trimming to do and a few new plantings! Also a couple of weeks ago I replanted some lettuces. I realised in the Summer that they grow 25% faster than in the Winter!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Challenge Four: Orienteering :-)
ORIENTEERING! I thought it was a slow walk around the bush with a compass at hand. I was seriously wrong! We started off with a practice around the school. My group was sprinting to the next control, stamping it and then heading off to look for the next. The controls were orange and white signs with letters forming a code. Our group of three was made up of Harry (Harry's WPCA) and Fergus. We were quickly writing the code down and then hammered off to the next control. Soon after we formed an alliance with Matthew, Fletcher (Fletcher's WPCA), Josh S (Josh's WPCA) and Sam (Sam's WPCA). Matt had tried to jump a fence then he fell and couldn't walk so his team carried him to the class where he recovered quickly. Rapidly we were closing in on the finish only to see another team approaching also. This was the race for 4th or 5th! I put the hammer down and sprinted. We made it in time for the 4th place. Overall I thought this was a great, unique experience and would love to do it again!
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| The Nelson Prep WPCA group |
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Fitness Needed For Completing The W.P.C.A
To successfully accomplish the challenge, I have realised you have to be fit, motivated and determined. Recently I have made the Nelson Bays Under 65kg Representative Rugby Team. The fitness for rugby I have done this year and currently doing is going to help both my William Pike stuff and my rugby. I am a Tight Head Prop and have started in every game so far! I have even played with a sprained ankle! We have only lost one game, to a big Marlborough team. In the first week of the school holidays we are all off to Dunedin for a tournament.
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| Towing the sled, 15kgs of water! |
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| Dragging 15kgs 20m at a time |
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