Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Into the wild-the Jim Corbett school adventure

This day of the year had finally arrived which was worth waiting for.This actually might be the most memorable event of 2015.Adrenaline was pumping inside my body as I was super-excited for this event-School camps to the amazing Jim Corbett!On 27 february,I woke up at 3:15 am and reached Leisure valley at 4 am.It was dark and cold,as Grade 5 slowly boarded the buses.At 5 in the morning,the ride began.We stopped at mcdonalds for lunch at 9.We continued our journey and reached near a forest.The buses couldn't go throught the forest so we took jeeps through the forest as we splashed mud and water,saw birds and animals and reached the campsite,Kyari corbett resort.We gobbled our lunch and peeked at our cottages,where the different groups would be staying.Grade 5 got divided into 3 groups for activities.On the first day,we went for a nature walk and saw the village,what trees were there,what the villagers ate and more beauty of the nature there.After that we reached the campsite,had some snacks,and had a bonfire in the night.On day 2,we woke up at 5:30 and walked and trekked to a very rocky place with beauty surrounding it,as we watched the sun rise from behind the mountains.You can't imagine how beautiful a sight that was.We also spotted tiger and deer footprints. After light and brightness started pouring in,we played a few games and walked back to our campsite.After breakfast,we went to a canal where we would be body surfing.We had to wear a life jacket,lie down in the freezing cold water and go 400 meters and body surf in the water through rapids and turns.Though the water was extremely cold,it was the most enjoyable activity I encountered throughout the camp.After this great activity,we went back for lunch.After having a hearty meal,we went for ziplining.For going to zipline,we had to pass narrow pathways made of stone by the britishers,where there was a canal on your rught and a huge drop on your left.As we crossed these thin pathways,we reached at last and got ready for ziplining,where we climbed a hill,wore equipment and traveled above the river,as we wore a harness connected to the rope we used to reach the hill opposite of us.It was great,and it was a beautiful soght from anove.After ziplining,we took a dip in the river,and played and splashed with the water.After that,we used guns to shoot targets.We had a bonfire in the night and dinner.We woke up at 5 the next morning,where it was raining,and we had to wear our raincoats.We sat in a jeep with some other students,and we Went insided the the real Jim Corbett and deep in the forest where we spotted a tiger,deer,leopard,monkey,birds,owl,jackals,baby elephant.Also interesting,we reached a temple near where Sita had given birth to her children Luv Kush.Later on,we went for a trek but couldn't spot animals because of the rain,but we did find a deer skull.After thate,we just cleaned our cottage,packed our bags and slept.We woke up at 6,and got ready to go back home.We left at 8:30 and reached home sweet home at 5:45 pm.This was probably the best adventure I ever had,amd certainly the best camp I've been to.It was one unforgettable adventure,this awesome camp Jim Corbett.Anyone going there will have guaranteed fun and surely will enjoy his stay!

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