School Camp 2017

Last week we packed up and went on an adventure of our lives creating memories that will stay with us forever by experiencing many once in a lifetime opportunities. We have about 2000 photos to choose from, so many awesome things to do in Fiordland. If you ever get the chance to go to Doubtful Sound we recommend that you make sure you get there.

Here is a piece of writing from Lucy:

I stare at the water, waiting. I know I must be patient, but I’m starting to grow bored. The wind bites at my skin, and makes my hair seem like it has a mind of its own. I watch, annoyed, as the sneaky fish take it in turns to dart forwards and nibble the bait. But they all fail to get hooked. I jerk it up and down as they swim forward, but it doesn’t work. There is still a little bait on my hook. One fish decides to be brave. But it wasn’t the best option. It swims forward and tries to grab the rest of the bait, but i pull the line up at just the right time. The hook gets caught in its skin, and it then realises it's in trouble. It won’t give up without a fight. It begins to struggle as I pull it up. Water sprays my face as the fish comes out into the air. It flips around for a few seconds, then stops. I wrap my hand around the fish to get the hook out. I grab the hook and pull it. It comes out. I decide to let the fish live, and lower it towards the water. It decides to get payback and bites my finger. I drop it in surprise. Whoops. The fish forgets how to swim. I watch as it sinks to the bottom.