
I went to Misato town for a camp with children from August 20 to August 22! In the first day, we practiced how to paddle to play canoe well in the next day in Gokase. First, we practiced the way to paddle on land. After that, we practiced in Midorikawa dammed lake. This was my first time to play canoe, so I couldn't paddle a canoe well but Paddling a canoe was very exciting for me! When we went back to the campground, our group started cooking dinner and the other groups started heating up the Goemon-buro. It was first time for the most of children. After having dinner, we all cleared the dishes. Then the children went to Goemon-buro. After all things finished, I asked children to go to bed. I drank with the leaders. We talked about any things till midnight. It was very good time for us! In the next day, we left for Gokase, Miyazaki to do canoe by bus. After about two hours, we arrived to Gokase. Then we went to river to do canoe. Water in the river was very cold, so I felt very comfortable! I really wanted to take pictures but I couldn't because there was a possibility that I overturn!haha We practiced paddling canoe going down the river.
After the practice, we went up the river. It was very hard for us to go up the river. I felt my arms became heavy step by step. We stopped a place where the current is fast and got out each canoe. We had lunch that we made in the morning. After lunch, we enjoyed swimming and playing canyoning in the river so much! Canyoning is a kind of sports people swim with the stream and go into the basin of a waterfall. Some of the children were scared of canyoning but we were absolutely safe because we all wore a life jacket. We started a countdown for the children who were scared of it. Three! Two! One! Go! Taking to the river posing funny was popular among us. After we enjoyed playing in the river, we did canoe again and went to Soyokaze park to take a bath. As soon as we arrived to our campground, we started to prepare supper. The menu in this day was curry and rice! In the night, only staffs gathered and had a party! We drank a lot, so I was drunk so much. In the next morning, we made a brooch with a leaf. I didn't make it and made chinese-style fried rice for this day's lunch but a girl gave me a brooch so I was very happy. After having lunch, we left for Gokase and strated to move to Kumamoto. This camp was so exciting for me! I want to go to a camp with children!
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