Creative Writing: Emerald Bay

Then we arrived at Kings Island, oh my goodness it was big and i was so

Camp Middle Moose was one of my best days ever! It's one week of awesomeness! I get to try new things next year, and then try other things in the next. One week you get to spend at Camp Middle Moose, it's so exciting! It might be a drag from doing a lot of things that you are not used to, but you can get over it in a day, just have fun.

Emerald Bay is located in the Northwestern side of Catalina Island. Catalina is 46.9 miles from Los Angeles. Catalinas climate has very warm summers, but their winters can get to 48 degrees Fahrenheit. Some plants in Catalina include Cattail, Fire Poppys, and Gum Trees. Some animals that are also common in Catalina, are Bison, and Deer. There are many wonderful things you can do at this camp.

Emerald Bay is located on the North East side of the island above Two Harbors.Catalina is 22 miles from Los Angeles. The climate of the island is lukewarm all year round, it rarely goes under the 60s and when it does it is in the very middle of the winter. In my opinion that is is a very pleasant island, weather wise.Catalina is home to many threatened, or endangered plants species like the Aphanisis,California groundsel, cottonwood, California Dissantheliums, Catalina Island Monkey Flower and other plants like that. Some native animals that live there are bison, bullfrog, mule, deer, garibaldi fish, and other native animals. There are many thing to do at this terrific camp.

Besides Hawaii I would probably rate band camp as one of the best things about being in the marching band. At band camp, I created memories that will last a lifetime form doing our last eight to five marches as a senior class to the bonfire for the seniors and listening to all the stories past down from previous groups. The first thing we do when we get to band camp is go over the agenda for the year and the songs we will play including the run on and pregame activities. Next, we go to our first practice which was from six to nine just to refresh on the basic eight to five and so on. As a section leader this is important because you want to make sure that your section is stepping and landing with the right foot. Through many late nights playing cards with the chaperones getting up at seven isn’t always the easiest. Were lucky enough to have great cooks at the camp. Being seniors, we get to pick the meals and the desserts they make. Thirdly, it is usually very hot for band camp, meaning that we get lots of water breaks, but that means we also get ice pops. As a band we try to learn the show in three to four days and learn the run on by that Friday. When Saturday rolls around seniors take their last look around and take one last run through the show to clean up any little mistakes. When we get back from the camp we perform for the whole town on what we learned. I probably miss band camp the most out of all the high school activities I participated in. I was lucky enough to be able to do this opportunity for all four years of my high school

So what we did there was ride roller coasters and eat food. My favorite food there was the ice cream and dot stri. dot strip is like a sprite with flavor and it was really good. Also they have really fun rides there and really big ones that I had to hesitate for a second to ride. The first one me, Mason, and Jonathan did

I never knew the Smokies were so close to my grandparent’s retirement village. Every summer all the cousins jammed into Grandpa’s Ford for our jaunt up the mountains. But back then the hills had no name. They were recognized only by the pop of our ears and the pink silk trees bowing down to the highway. Since those days I have grown partial to any patch of grass with “National Park” tacked to its title. Today the mimosas still tossed their petals to traffic, and the truck remembered its ever-present perfume of damp golden retriever. But today we were going to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. “Cade’s Cove, next left,” the road sign read, and two bikes bumped along on the car hitch.

The recreational focus of the island remains on passive, nature-based activities. Guests enjoy swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, sunbathing and picnicking. Boating and kayaking offer views from the water. And, overnight dock accommodations for boats allow camping on your vessel. Plus, the treat of stargazing unobstructed by artificial lights is breathtaking.

The next day we would go to a place called The Cottages. They were little houses that told about their country and gave sample foods they served at a local restaurant where ever country they lived in. Then, we went to a street place where they gave samples of everything. All you had to do was go and try things. (For FREE!!!) The following day, we got to go to the beach! I had never been to the beach. We were going to go to Imperial Beach and Mission Beach. I liked Mission beach more. I got so excited when I heard that we would get to go to Knott’s Berry Farm. I have heard so much about Knott’s Berry Farm. I just couldn’t wait to go on vacation!!

One of the most memorable things about going to Alaska was when we went fishing. There are two types of fishing that we did. We went fishing for Salmon and we went fishing for Halibut. When you go fishing for salmon you stand in the river with water boots. When you go Halibut fishing you fish in a boat. The first time I went fishing for Salmon on that trip was on the Kenai Penninsula. I went fishing with my dad and some of my brothers. It was very boring for me because I never caught a thing! While my dad and

Firstly, I went zip lining which was my favorite out of all. Luckily, down by the hotel I was staying at, which was Sea glass Tower, there was just the place. I had asked my parents a few days earlier if I could go and they gave me permission to go with my brother and cousin, Jessica. So, sense it was not too far from Sea Glass Tower, we decided to walk to give us a little time to actually think about what we were doing. When we got there we decided to go through with it and payed

Kayaking is another fun activity and I would definitely recommend it. You will kayak all the way to a rock out in the ocean. Before kayaking the leader will teach you how to steer the kayak using the paddles. Just in case you do fall in you will be provided with a life jacket. When your kayaking you will be able to see the Garibaldi fish and the kelp forest. When you're close enough to shore you can stand on your kayak and the possibility of you falling in is high.

This past May, I (along with my whole sixth grade), took a trip to Camp Ockanickon and spent three days there in the cabins that were separated by boys and girls. We were assigned activities each day and there were a variety of lessons

I had gotten to school extra early because we were set to leave at 8:30 knowing it would take an hour to get their. When we got to the boat it was misting out but that soon ended. We climbed aboard and we went below deck. As soon as I heard how to climb down to get below deck(climb down backwards like on a latter) I got nervous knowing my might slip and fall as it was raining with my wet shoes. Wendy went first and was my spotter and helped me get down. After we got down we learned some more history. Afterwards, we went above deck and learned how to tie knots when you sail on a ship. I surprised myself at how well I was able to do some of them. Next, we went to the other side of the ship and learned how they navigate the ship with their compass. After all that we took a few pictures and had lunch, then left to go back to

We were in the middle of the desert, basically having no sense of direction whatsoever. Riding down the coastline of a twenty-mile island off the coast of Venezuela. Not knowing where to go was an issue but my brother, Ben, and I were on the ATV zooming through the desert seeing various attractions throughout the trip. Watching animals run everywhere, experiencing the views of little beaches with huge waves it was like a dream come true.