Jamie Reisin Task 1

English- Autobiographical Recount
I walked through the lush green rainforest on a bumpy, uneven track. The thick canopy towered over me providing me with a bit of shade from the hot Aussie sun. I proceeded down the trail until in the distance I noticed a difference in the terrain. Suddenly, the dense rainforest turned into large rocks and I could just make out clear water peacefully trickling down them. There were manmade brown objects scattered around the area. I approached the new landscape and then saw what it really was..... It was The Challenge Valley.
I embarked on a journey that I would never forget. The first obstacle was very challenging. It was a brown plank of wood on a slant angling upwards and then continuing to a ladder going down made out of tyres. It doesn’t seem that hard, but I can tell you now, when it has just been hosed, it is extremely slippery. Therefore, when I began the ascent I climbed with a lot of caution making sure I didn’t fall off. I arrived at the top and then started climbing down. My method brought back fond memories of when I was little. I used to go into the hallway of my house and start climbing up it like a spider. I made it near the bottom and then... I fell. The amount of time that I was in the air was so miniscule, however, I still remember the feeling. It was like I was just floating - a feeling of absolute nothingness. I hit the ground, surprisingly a soft landing into brown, gooey mud. Then I army crawled through the murky water onto dry land.
Sprinting on to the next obstacle, I tripped a few times but luckily didn’t fall. We arrived at the next obstacle which was quite tough. It was a ropes course shaped like a mountain. It was a race against the other team and we were ahead by a tiny margin. Third in line and I was ready for a struggle. I stretched out my leg using all my flexibility to make a great start. I found a rung with the edge of my shoe and heaved myself up. I had skipped 4 rungs on the chequered rope mountain! After a speedy start I was way in front of my opponent. I reached the peak of the rope system which was a metal cylinder. My whole body was over except my leg which was caught on one of the many ropes. I tried a number of times to free my leg but nothing was working. The other team was catching up- step by step they were getting closer. When I thought all was lost, I made one last sudden jerk. The good news was that my leg was free. However, during the struggle I had smashed my knee on the metal pole. It hurt immensely but that was not going to make me give up. When foot touched the ground, I knew that I had reached my destination.
Challenge Valley was a great memory of my time at camp in my first few weeks at Reddam House.