Dear Future Campers, Camp Bentzon is the most Memorable time you will have as a Year 6 student. Camp Bentzon is on a Island called Kawau. This Camp helps you overcome many of your fears. Another thing about Camp Bentzon is there's a heap of different kinds of plants and creatures. You would also see many things or objects you don’t normally see at home like animals such a StingRays, Peacocks, Wekas, Orcas, and Wallabies. On Camp there is always 4 groups those 4 groups are named after objects or things on Kawau Island. The Names of the teams are Bentzon, Kawau, Katz, and Mansion. Here are 5 Tips to make your Camp Bentzon trip easy and fun.
First tip. The first tip is to always be ready. Every morning make sure you always check the timetable to see what your team is doing. This is a very important tip from me to you so that you can always be prepared. If you see you have wet activities make sure you’ve packed a towel, dry clothes, full water bottle, and most importantly water shoes. On the other hand if you have dry activities make sure that you have a water bottle, hat, closed shoes, and make sure your wear a t - shirt and shorts.
Second Tip. This second tip is all about Killer Hill. Always on the first day when you get to Camp Bentzon. and finish you unpacking the fairy, the first thing you do is walk the Killer Hill. How you could be prepared is to wear sports clothes and sport shoes but all have to be comfortable. Also a helpful tip is to make sure that you pack in your bag is not heavy because you “Do Not” want to climb high heels with weights on your back. The last helpful tip on walking the Killer hill, is to always pack a cold water bottle and always hold it. When I was walking, I left my water bottle in my bag and I noticed what took up most of my time is stopping to get my water bottle out of my bag. So make sure that you hold your water bottle while walking, it makes the process easy and simple.
Third Tip. This Tip is a tip based on one of the activities we do. In this case the tip is based on abseiling. abseiling, abseiling scares a lot of people. In Abseiling you first climb up the bars and then you go down on flat wall. My first advice to you while you're climbing up the bars are to never look down even though you just started. This is so that you won’t get scared when your climbing and also so you don’t just give up. The next tip is when your coming down. This first tip may sound crazy but trust me it helps you get down faster and it is also easy to do. So when you lean back make sure that your sitting kind of like your on the toilet and then from there just let the rope lose and jump. Another thing when your coming down like that is to always make sure that your feet are flat on the wall and also your legs aren’t close together. So there's my advice to you so that you can have a fun and safe time while Abseiling.
Fourth tip. This tip is all about how to sneak in for seconds. All of you probably know your allowed seconds in breakfast, dinner but in lunch you may be full. This is a tip for when you get afternoon tea and morning tea. So when you finish your activity you go and stand outside the windows to the kitchen. There you get 3 or 2 cookies and a fruit. Now us Year 6s don’t get full easily so we try to get sneak for seconds, but somehow always get caught. So if you were to sneak in and get seconds make sure you wear a hat that doesn’t cover your face but looks like it is, this is so that they don’t see your face when your going. Then once your finish that round ask a friend to borrow there hat and quickly go up to the window and ask for some but don’t say anything and Successfully you will get your seconds. And this isn’t just for seconds you can use this trick for thirds even fourths.
Fifth tip. This final tip is about one of the wet activities you do while your on camp and the activity im giving you tips on is kayaking. The helpers there tell you most tips to keep safe but these are my tips to remind you. First tip is to always stick with your group no matter what. Next tip is when you get to play games. One of the games is you have to kayak but while standing up. Make sure when you stand up and you get the hang of it you don’t rock the boat because that will put you off your balance and you will fall off. The next tip is to not lean back on your boat, I noticed when I had a sore back I leaned back on my kayak and I almost tipped over so don’t lean back on you kayak. Final tip about kayaking is to just have fun while out there in the water.
So there you have it my 5 tips for you when you go off to Camp Bentzon. With these top 5 tips you will have a great time at camp. Follow these tips while your on Camp Bentzon and you will have the time of your life.
