Pre-Ropes Day Jitters
Ropes day made me feel excited, anxious and happy all in one go.
I thought I knew what the day would bring.
I was wrong.
Giant's Ladder
It was HUGE!!! It was eleven rungs tall with each rung getting wider and wider apart until you couldn't reach the next one. The very top was about 20 metres high but I didn't get any feeling of vertigo just extreme happiness and satisfaction when I conquered the ladder and reached the top. It felt awesome to be so high and it felt fabulous to have the support of my class mates!
Vertical Play Pen
There were five different stages of the vertical play pen. The hardest one for me was the net, constantly swinging out putting me off balance, but I hooked my arm over and sat on that seat about twenty five metres high, with a huge feeling of satisfaction bubbling under the surface of my tired façade.
The Flying Kiwi
This is how the Flying Kiwi worked. My group pulled on a rope in one direction while I ran in the opposite direction attached to the other end of the rope. Due to the laws of physics (and the fact that the pulley was way above my head) their efforts resulted in me flying like a bird without a care in the world! It felt amazing to be flying so high above the ground. It was the highlight of my day. I will never forget that feeling of immense happiness.
Feelings after
Ecstatic.
I don't know how to describe the feeling of happiness, pride, satisfaction and perseverance all rolled into one.
I was one extremely happy girl when I went home that wonderful day.I will never forget that day.
I think that it is fantastic that you had such a fun day on Friday. The Ropes course looks very challenging, I think that I would be rather scared up that high. I like the way you have described the different climbs and also how you felt at the end. You can truly be very proud of yourself Rhianna. Have a look through the photos that were taken from the day, there might be some you want to add to your blog post.
ReplyDeleteHave you watched the video? That was my favourite thing of the day. And the video is awesome!
ReplyDeleteWell done Rhianna, sounds like you nearly landed on cloud 9. Glad you had such a rewarding day as you showed immense perseverance and strength.
ReplyDeleteYou have done well to explain each of the climbs, this will help the Year 7's know what to expect next year.
Thank you for your comment, and I hope that this post does help the year 7's! :)
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