Once in a lifetime experience; Tri camp and the hike.
Tri camp is a camp for explorers or the scouts. I was one of the many that attended this camp and I have to say it was one of the most unbelievable, funny experience I've ever had. The Dutch explorers were so easy to talk to and open. The Swedish all seemed up for a banter and card games.
One of the many things we had to go through was a two day hike in different groups of roughly 5-9 people. I will not lie. The walking was horrible, as any form of exercise along the lines of walking, running or jogging for too long will make me complain about 99.6% of the time. After walking for about 2-3 hours we then had to endure a bike ride through sand, tarmac and mud. We looked like we had jumped into a puddle and visited a beach all in one. After the bike ride we walked for about 2-3 more hours and got lost. Thankfully we had the Dutch people to help us or we would still be stuck in the woods wondering where the hell we are. Happily they picked us up because everyone seemed to be struggling with their hike. After making a camp out of a large sheet of plastic and poles we camped in the open. It was actually rather fun. Apart from the whole tent collapsing halfway through the night.. on the second day it took us a further 7-8 hours of walking through the woods. Getting back to camp seemed like the best option to me to a tent with not only my phone and music but the comforts of sleep.
This experience is something that will be with me for a long time. The nights by the fire singing different songs, the food, the places we went, the games and the "Haunted midnight walk." - it was a chance to scare the scouts and some of the leaders, as you can tell I enjoyed it seeing everyone bring together their brilliant acting skills and my pretty terrible impersonation of an orphan and her twin, my friend. - Everything together just completed the camp and made it one of the most unique experiences.. that most of us will be grateful for being able to go though and be a part of.
~ Soph.
