Monday, May 26, 2014

Borderlands Sri Lanka – Day 2 – ACS




Today's blog is written by Haya;

Today was one the greatest experiences any of us are going to ever have. We did a morning jog at first, where we got to see more of the marvelous nature of Sri Lanka, and then we did morning stretches and a couple of races as teams so that we'll have to depend on each other to win. Afterward, we had a morning swim in the river so that we could freshen up, and then we had a delicious breakfast. We then split into two groups; one group went canyoning and the other did some high-rope activities (Zip-lining and crate-stacking.)

During canyoning, we first crossed the river together. We then went to this amazing canyon, where we jumped into the water, glided into it, and swam all the way back to camp. We had a long hike on the way there, in which we passed through a Sri Lankan village, with its extremely nice and friendly people. The other group zip-lined over the river to the other side, and then had to pass through the river on the way back.
The high rope activities were a lot of fun, and they were challenging. In the crate-stacking activity, we were tied to a rope, and then we had to stack crates above each other without touching the floor or losing balance – it was hard. One of our classmates broke the ACS-Borderland record in this activity, when he stacked 15 crates above each other without dropping. The zip-lining was great, because it was challenging but fun, no matter how scared you might be.
We came back to the base camp eventually, and then we had another swim and showered. We then ate dinner and watched a slide show of the pictures taken on the past two days, and then we played a game along with our teachers. We are extremely excited for what is to come.


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