Dear family and friends,
On the first day of the 8th
grade trip, we go into car groups (mine was Lars, Jillian, Paulina, Julia, and
Izzy.) and started the brief drive to Fairfax to go grocery shopping. My team was assigned to cook spaghetti,
garlic bread, and steamed broccoli.
After we had finished shopping, we all boarded our cars once more and
continued towards Mendocino. The
drive was good because I got to take a nap and read some Game of Thrones. Once we had arrived at the campsite,
Jonah and I were assigned to sleep in Cabin 4. Everyone but me had a terrible phobia of spiders, which kept
me awake all night long. The following day, I went kayaking with about half of
my classmates. It was a highly
enjoyable experience and I hope that I can go kayaking in the future. Afterward we went on an hour-long death
march through the woods. This hike
was very tiring and dull. We
returned to the camp at a little past twilight, we also had a talent show
around the fire. That night when
we went back to our cabins, my friends and I played the card game Uno. On Saturday my friends and I went white
water rafting, we had fun splashing each other and pulling people off their
boats.
Zach
Dear family and Isaac,
T oday we got to wake up later because breakfast was at
8:30. After that, we went to the white water rafting place and I had James in
my boat. Jonah leaped into other people’s rafts and attacked them. I didn’t get
sunburned and I’m really happy. The ride home I rode shotgun and stuck my head
out the window. Tonight I’m sleeping outside. Also Julia, Nina, and I played
spoons. See you tomorrow,
Love, Izzy
Hey Guys!
It has been a really fun week with
lots of outdoor activities, such as kayaking, white water rafting, hiking, night hikes, and swimming! My favorite
activity was definitely white water rafting. Our class divided into 5 rafts and
we had “water wars” constantly. Our time here is almost done, sadly, but I am
ready to come home. See you guys tomorrow afternoon!
Love, Hudson.
Hi/Help,
Hello? I honestly wonder if like
anyone reads this, but Todd is making me talk so here it is…. It’s been a
fun/interesting/scary/ugh trip. We have done all sorts of crazy things, like
get crushed by falling logs 5 feet in the air. Fall off of rocks 10ish feet in
the air. Get tossed out of boats and into the middle of rapids, and nearly get
smashed into rocks. Tried going on a 5 mile hike in flip flops. Get attacked by
giant moths. I could go on with boring you, but I won’t. So yah, long drive
back home tomorrow, but I’m surprisingly looking forwards to coming home.
Weird, huh? So yah, gonna hopefully wake up at 6am (UGH!) tomorrow to go
swimming in freezing water, (EVEN BIGGER UGH!). This is going to be scary. Well
wish me luck… if you’re even reading this… which I doubt… well yah.
Cya, Isabell
P.S. I KNOW I CANT SPELL SO DON’T BE
MAD! … Nina is going to read this and be mad at me. Oh well. (she has a thing
for bad spelling… same with Katy… stinks for them)
A MESSAGE FROM JEWELS AND SARRRA
Dear to whomever is reading this,
Last Day: Today was day of many
emotions: excitement, discomfort, pain and sadness.
The excitement came from the
adventurous ride on the white water rafting trip. Hands down the highlight of
the trip. The ride could not have been better because of my amazing and fun
group. The water like all water in California was cold, but once you were long
enough in it you would get use to it. But once you returned into your raft the
discomfort began to coldness began again. Most of my adventures were falling/
being pulled out of boats and jumping on other rafts and pulling and pushing
others to the water. My greatest accomplishment was successfully pulling Todd
into the water. It wasn’t easy pulling a 192 pound man/screaming like a little
girl into the water, but after a few attempts I did it. The pain came from when I tripped and
fell into a bush of thorns. I was left with many scrapes on my left thigh. And
now the sadness. I am sad to leave the camp because there were many memories we
all made. I am also sad because the trip brought something out of us that I
don’t usually see in school which brought us together….ANGERY REVENGE…
From yours truly, SARA #1
Dear Family and others,
Today is the last day of the 8th
grade trip. I wish I had made more time to blog, but unfortunately this is my
first and last entry. Today we went White Water Rafting, and there was a lot of
splashing and wrestling and swimming. There were so many more events and I
cannot write them all here, but I made drawings of all of them (remind me to
show you!). Overall, I had a ton of fun on this trip and I hope these memories
will stick with me forever.
P.S. mama and papa, if you’re
reading this, please set up an appointment with Dr Lee for when I get back, I
broke my braces J
Love, Julia
Dear Families,
We are leaving today, June 1st.
Instead of an easy wake-up call, 16 of us decided to wake up at 6:15 to go on a
polar plunge in the below 0 Stuart Fort river. It was honestly the worst and
best thing ever. It was freezing when you jumped in, but a few seconds later
you were numb from head to toe. A few people, including the teachers, jumped in
more than twice, I only jumped in once. I kind of don’t want to leave. I’ve had
a load of fun on this trip.
Love, Pilar.
Today Josh and I woke up at 6:00
AM and we went with 14 other kids to jump into the freezing cold river. When we
got there, some kids were already in the water. I decided that the easiest way
to get in was to wear my clothes until the last second and tore off my clothes
and plunged into the ice-cold water. I have never been so happy to take a
shower in my life. But also I do not regret my decision to swim.
Lars Delin
Going home today! I just went on the polar bear swim (so
fun!), beat Eleanor 14-4 at shuffleboard, won at this ring toss game they have
at the bar, and I’m about to have breakfast. Also rafting was great (Todd
chucked me in the river with all his might!), especially since it was my first
time. And it was nice to appreciate people and be appreciated. That’s it for
now! I’ll be home at the end of the day. I love you Mom!
From, Josh.
Hi Mom!
Our cabin is haunted. No one here believes us (Sara, Eloise,
and I) but we got freaked out and left as soon as possible! It’s Carl’s fault.
Last night they told us a (true) story about a man who stayed here a while ago
named Carl. Carl left to hike or something and never came back. A bunch of
freaky things have happened and we are convinced he is haunting our cabin. For
example, yesterday (before the story was told) I was filling up Eloise’s water
bottle and there was a paper towel clogging the sink. I pulled it out and put
it on the counter, then proceeded. Later, after we heard the story, we went
back to the cabin to brush our teeth. Eloise turned on the sink and realized
that the paper towel was stuffed in the drain. Eloise and I got really scared
so we slept out on the porch, all of us in one bed. We made sure to turn off
all of the lights before we slept. When we woke up at 5:50 the bathroom light
was on. Sara went to get her swimsuit where she put it, hanging in the cabin,
(her and Eloise were going to swim in the river early) and it was folded on the
table outside. Later a door that was shut opened and I felt like I was going to
throw up. Then Sara left the bathroom, leaving the door open, and it swung
shut. I saw it swing. Anyway, we are leaving today, so it will be okay.
Love, Daniella
