There I was standing next to the bus getting ready for Camp Hanes! I was thinking to myself, what if I couldn’t sleep? What if the food was terrible? This was the first field trip I had taken in years. I was nervous. I expected the worst. The bus drive flew by and next thing I knew, we were there.

When we arrived, we started playing games. I was surprised that I was already having fun. Once we were done going through the rules, we checked out our cabins, then we ate. Right when the food hit my mouth, I knew I never wanted to leave this place. You can’t go wrong with mac’n cheese and chicken!

After lunch, my group went hiking. IT WAS HARD! The hills were so steep and the rocks were so unstable that we had to use ropes. Once we got to the top of the hill I saw the “magical view”. It was beautiful and it was definitely worth the hike. I had never seen anything like it! Once we relaxed on top of the hill for a few minutes we climbed back down in a matter of minutes.

Slowly the night came. It was time to sleep. I was on a sugar rush because we had just eaten s’mores. Could I do it? Could I make it through the night? To my surprise, I could and I did.

The morning flew by. We had just finished eating. Next thing I knew we were leaving in an hour. The bus came, we packed our luggage and then bye-bye Camp Hanes. On the bus ride home, I was thinking about how proud I was to finish the hike and make it through the night since this was my first time away from home!