Day 1 at Muskoka Woods

By Mariah

This morning we left for Muskoka Woods in Northern Ontario for our Grade 12 trip.
Despite the cold and rain, I think we all were still looking forward to arrival and the activities of the week.

We stopped in Bracebridge for a lunch break and shortly after we arrived at the resort at around 1:30. At first glance we saw the zip line course, rock climb wall, tennis courts, volley ball courts, and the high ropes course. I could already tell this was going to be a week full of new things for people to try out and enjoy.

After breaking up into 4 different groups, each group participated into a variety of the activities. My group started out with zip lining and it was a first for many. The climb up was very difficult as we had to climb approximately 60 feet of vertical rope net to get to the top of the zip line. What made it even more difficult was the cold and the wind, but that did not discourage us. Other groups enjoyed the giant swing, high ropes course, canoeing and hiking. Theses activities were followed by a delicious meal! At 7:00 we had our first worship and teaching session led by our speaker, Robin Bailey. Developing leadership was the topic of the session. We were challenged to become greater leaders in our school and community as well as finding someone who can mentor us to become the leaders we are called to be.

It has been an amazing start so far! I can hardly wait to see what tomorrow will bring!