Recount Writing by Aniora

White Water Rafting

  

I could feel the goose bumps coming as I was getting excited and more nervous about something special. Jorjah and I were buddies throughout the whole day, we stayed together, because we were wishing to be in the same group. We’re always together in almost everything that we do, in class, table groups, learning groups, sport teams and…White Water Rafting! 

At about 10:20am, finally! It was time for B11 to leave for our special trip.  On the way down to the bus, I was still with Jorjah and we both felt goose bumps and we were getting really nervous as well. We saw the bus that we were going on and guess what?... It was our swimming bus and we all said, what!... “Is that the bus we are going on”?

When we arrived to the Wero Rafting we had to line up and wait for Mrs Puna to lead us inside the building. While we walked through, we could see the clear blue, white water and it looked pretty especially as the sun was shining on the water.  I stood in a circle, they gave us the rules, instructions and our boat wear, like a life jacket for safety, booties for our feet to wear because there are big rocks and big containers in the water.

I could feel that this is going to be so much fun. Firstly we did a trust fall, this is when you have to make a T with your paddle and lean back while standing up on the side of the raft. We did a Manu as well, this is when you have to jump in the water turn on your back and you start floating down the river.  After having so much fun we had to get changed and we hopped on to the bus and drove back to Finlayson Park School.  We were all exhausted after a great day of fun at white water rafting. All I wanted to do was to have a big dinner and a little nap.