A Camping Experience
I couldn’t sleep the night before. I was just too
excited. This was my first time on a camping trip. I had packed my backpack 3
days ago. There was a list of things that were required from everyone such as
sleeping bags, torchlight, matches, Mars Energy Bars and not forgetting
mosquito repellants.
Around 8am the following day, we arrived in our school
bus at the foothills of Gunung Ledang which is famous for its many myths and
also beautiful camping spots. There were 20 of us. We were all in our school
scouts team accompanied by two teachers and our guide, an Orang Asli man called
Adun. First we went to register ourselves at the rangers office before starting
our hike.
It was a wonderful, cool morning. Adun pointed out to us
various types of edible wild plants and told us to 'respect the jungle' by not
littering or thinking bad thoughts. 2 hours later we reached a waterfall. It
was a perfect spot to set up our tents. By the time we finished setting up the
tents, it was lunch time. Adun showed us how to gather firewood and lit up a
fire. He made a makeshift stand over the fire and hung a pot of icy water from
the waterfall to boil. While waiting to cook rice, our teachers said we could
all go for a quick swim in the waterfall. We had so much fun together! After a
simple of rice and sardines, we rested for a while. In the evening, our
teachers took us exploring around the area and gather more firewood before
nightfall.
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