Day 6 Wednesday June 30th 2010

We woke up at 5:30 and had breakfast at 6:30 in the Maori. We loaded the bus at 7:30 for a one hour drive to Rotorua where we are going to participate in a Full On experience. We had tea and fruit on arrival and informational speakers gave us wonderful and positive information. We had a short walk to the High Ropes course. We all put on harnesses and divided into 4 groups. There were 5 high elements. 1st was partners tight rope where you had to balance on a high wire while helping your partner balance and grab the next rope. 2nd was the obstacle high ropes where you had to climb a ladder which was hooked onto a tire then another long piece of wood then another tire. It is 35 to 40 feet off the ground. We are hooked to ropes and were very safe. 3rd was the giant ladder where the rungs get further apart as you go up and they are swinging at the same time. You do this in partners so you must help your partner before you go higher. 4th was high rope where you hang onto another rope and move across the bottom wire which is 35 feet off the ground. The most exciting, daring, scaring and breakthrough challenge for most students was the Leap of Faith!!! It is a telephone pole 40 feet high, metal footings all the way to the top then you STAND on top of the pole which is only 10” wide. From there you jumped 6 feet to the trapeze bar, grab it and then rely on the student to balet you safely to the ground. Most kids did this and some were scared but believed in themselves afterwards. The students and leaders conquered their fears of heights and jumping as well as trusting their friends to keep them safe. It was an awesome day for all of us. We then went to the dining hall for lunch. The Full On group gave as an uplifting and motivational talk about how to take more responsibility for our lives. We had time to ourselves, we played games, had dinner and now we are watched Finding Nemo as a group.