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Food at Omaka

FOOD AT OMAKA

At Omaka camp the kids were in charge of the food.

At first I did not think that this would be a good idea. You, kids in the kitchen, mess, more mess etc…

Any way, it was GREAT!

This meant that the kids could have fantastic food!

My group, for example, had French toast for breakfast on one day and then bacon, eggs and hash browns the next!

 I liked cooking for my group because I have only ever cooked for family, and these guys gave me loads of compliments and had no trouble devouring TWO bowls of crumble.

And, when I was cooking the BEH (bacon, eggs and Hashbrowns) I've never cooked bacon or eggs or Hashbrowns but my group said that it was great! 

They couldn't tell that I'd never cooked those things before.

That is why I liked cooking for my group, they made me feel special because they liked my cooking.  That was really nice for me.

Omaka camp

OMAKA CAMP.


As an escape from work or kids, come to Omaka campsite.
 It has a beautiful river for tubing or to feed the friendly eels.

For the kids: loads of space to chuck a ball around or even a frisbee.
Flying fox a wee while away down the camp and a scout set up close to one of the many clearings.
Nice shady trees dotted everywhere, good to sit under and read or to relax and listen to the river burbling beside you.



Good kitchen and large dining area.
Loads of space to store food- includes two fridges for your use.


Heaps of space for tents or a selection of bunks for you to choose from.
At night the night sounds aren't disturbed by the sound of cars or city life. Listen to the wind in the trees or the rain on the windows or the sound of tranquil silence.



Also, the camp is very close to the ski-lake, which is great for swimming in, or, if you bought a kayak or paddleboard, it is lovely and calm for you to the enjoy!


So come and enjoy Omaka and treat yourself to some peace and tranquillity.

Orange Belt!

I passed my grading! WHOO  HOO! :)


I'm now an orange belt, oh yeah! 
I wasn't as nervous as my first grading-I knew what to expect, but what I wasn't expecting was the Sensei's to leave out one of the 3*minute sparring round/3*minute exercise round! But that was good- I really don't like the burpies/sparring.


Purple belt here I come-at the end of 2017! :)




P.S: I will upload a photo soon.

Kayaking

It was a horrible day.
And I was going to be kayaking.
Once we'd all sorted ourselves out, we hopped into the cars with mounting feelings of excitement and or nervousness.


We finally got to the river. We played some games to get ourselves all warmed up, but dear reader, you were probably there, if you go to loburn school. So I won't bore you with the minute details.


After these games, we got into the water with our kayaks and quite a bit of shouting from some of the girls. In my mind, I'm thinking; ''what's all the fuss about, it's just water and a bit of harmless algae.''


Then we played some more games, canoe polo, to get used to our boat, find their flaws and whatnot.
Anyway, a few minutes later, the first, (of many might I add) capsizing happened. I do believe that the person who upset the boat was Samuel.
After that we all learnt how to get back into a boat if it capsized. Not the hard way, of course.


And after all that kerfuffle, (and after the rain had stopped and turned into a boiling hot day!) we set off to begin a tedious 2 hours in (in some cases) stubborn boats and the splashes of Holly M trying to get people to fall out of their boat, especially Lachlan.


We saw lots of wildlife along the way when Holly was quiet. At about halfway, we saw some signets! And, of course the VERY protective parents (black swans) come with that package.
We also saw white baiters, some were nice and friendly, and the other, well lets just say he wasn't to happy when Haylley nudged Jess's boat's nose into the direction of his nets.


After that it was lunch.


And after that, it was another game of canoe polo. And attempt at Eskimo Kisses. Like a hongi, you might say, except we had to do it to the boat. This caused quite a few capsizing's and a bit more that a few screams. 
The game after that caused even more shouts. We rafted up, and numbered off. Then, Chris would shout out to numbers and you had to swap boats. Without falling in. Lets say that quite a few people weren't successful with that last part. Including Mum.


A wee while after, with Jess still in a huff, we got the end of the road. I finally clambered out of my kayak and pulled it up to Mr. Priddy.
Then I changed into some nice clean DRY! (not that I capsized, because I didn't!) clothes. And listened to what Mr. Priddy and the instructors had to say. I then got all my stuff, hopped in the car and headed home.


And, that, was when I discovered that that I was wearing lucky red socks.
I had seriously sunburnt shins. ;)