Wellington Camp

On the rainy morning of April the 8th, Christ the King's Senior Syndicate were buzzing with excitement; today was the day they all went to Wellington. After a long awaited morning we all boarded a bus, and headed to the Christchurch Airport, ready to leave Christchurch for the week and head to Wellington aboard flight NZ352. Some of us had been to Wellington before, others had never before been on a plane! We finally left Christchurch behind us and departed at ten past three. It was a quick 45 minute flight, but arrived to an average wet and windy Wellington day.

Lucky for us we then went on to the local pool for a relaxing swim. Then we travelled to the Wellington Zoo for a sleepover with the animals, and a night walk around the spectacular zoo. Then we all went to our sleeping quarters. The girls slept with the lizards, the boys with the gibbons. We all tried to get a good nights sleep but that was hard to come by. That morning some us stayed with the animals at the zoo, and then went to Capital E where we learnt how to make apps and made our own news broadcast, others went off to visit Te Papa and then have a tour of Parliament. That night was the best. We first went to the food court for dinner and then all went Ten pin bowling at "The Lanes".

The next day, all the groups completed the activities they hadn't yet visited, some of us packed bags for the trip home the next day. Friday morning came and we all packed up and got ready to leave, BUT all of us would never forget the experience we had just had. 

The catered food was magnificent, the pizzas were delicious and the subway at every lunch breaks were sublime. The accommodation at the Y.H.A Wellington was wonderful and great to know we had warm beds to sleep in after our rainy activities. All our activities at the Zoo, Te Papa, Capital E, and Parliament were well planned.

Thank You teachers and parent helpers for making this years Wellington Camp so enjoyable! This camp and overall experience was the best I've had so far, it was enjoyable, entertaining, pleasant and had lots of fun and laughs along the way.

Written By Matt Hill

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