Today I'll be talking about EOTC week with the year 8's. I only went for one day, but it was really fun to participate in outdoor activities. So, on the 24th of November we went to Omaka Scout Camp with the year 8's and it was so much fun! It was very poor weather when we got their so we couldn't do any water activities. We all got split into groups for different kind of activities.
The first one that my group did was fire building. The group had to collect 3 pieces of dry wood for the fire. Since it was raining, it was difficult to find dry would but eventually we ending up with a huge pile of dry wood. We also got to make a shelter and roast marshmallows in the fire. It was my first time roasting a marshmallow and it was delicious.
The next activity was archery. Their were 3 targets and 3 bows. Our aim was to get a bulls-eye in the target. The bulls-eye was the dot in the centre of the target. I did not get one, but I'm proud of myself for giving it ago anyway.
The 3rd activity was doing slack lining. It's basically a rubber strong band tied between 2 trees and we had to try and walk across it. I was really nervous for this one because, I was thinking to much about falling and hurting myself. Luckily our group was split into 3's so we could have assistance while walking across. My heart went crazy, but when we finished that activity I realised I had a lot of fun and I didn't have a scratch on me.
Our last activity was orienteering. I would say this was my least favourite activity because, it involved maths and breaking a code which is not what I'm really into. Overall, the day was super great and I had so much fun with my friends! I hope one day I can do this again with my family over the holidays!
