This week has been one of the greatest experiences of my 12-year-old life .Just the other day my classmates and I went to charleston. The whole car ride I was so excited and scared but after awhile I wasn't excited or scared .we were so close and then someone vomited.
We were the first to arrive when we got there I had convinced myself that I was going to die .once we were all there we got ready we put the harnesses on we played a game then we grabbed our stuff and left .The instructors had us help them take some gear to the spot we were going climbing and abseiling it was a 15-minute walk to the cliff .Halfway through the walk I was getting really nerves.
The moment we arrived my insides turned to jelly. We had to climb down to a sea cove it was frightening but at the same time, it was fun if ya know what I mean .We got out of the cove to some sand and big rock's we saw were we were going to land after our abseil we also saw the rock climbing area then we went to the abseiling area on the cliff and I was so scared cause I am afraid of heights I was shuffling around the cliff I thought I was going to fall I couldn't breathe I wasn't even near the edge.
We were then told what we were going to do we were split into two groups .My group was doing rock climbing first and we had hazel and josh for our instructors when it was my turn to rock climb I was happy and gave it ago I managed to get past the hard bit and then I abseiled down at first I bumped into a wall then I got the hang of it after that the time had come we had the abseil.
When we got to the cliff I was shaking in fear we had a practise abseil but I didn't do it I was so scared Then josh took me aside and had we sit past a red line I had a safety line to make sure I didn't fall off I was really freaked out about how close I was to the edge .But after awhile it wasn't too bad and then I stopped being afraid and it wasn't that bad . After awhile I started to pace around the cliff freaking out about what I was doing it I couldn't decide .But after 20 minutes of pacing back and forward, we got told that only one more person could do it so we decided to let some else do it.
After we packed and walked back to the car .When we got there josh the instructor took me aside and said even sitting by the cliff was a step forward and that made me fell good .On the way back someone else vomited .when we got back I was so happy .
Levi, I've actually read your reflection a couple of times now. My wife read it in the weekend too. It's riveting! In a way, you've provided an insight into your mind - a guided tour of your thinking and emotions on the day. I appreciate the insight. Ironically, despite not doing the abseil, you may have got more out of this experience than most! Your attitude on the day was superb. Your fear was clearly debilitating. However, you now have some perspective - something to compare to when faced with your next challenge. Good on you. mrsinton-white.blogspot.com
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