On the 27th of July 2020, half of the year 9 cohort, including myself, embarked on a journey to the unknowns of Kalbarri. When I first arrived, I was dreading the week to come, thinking it would be hard and tiring and not much fun. I was right on two of those things, it was hard and tiring, but not at all boring. I did things I thought I would never be able to do and saw sights I never thought I would be able to see. During the week, we did a lot of things I rarely do, including, setting and packing up tents (everyday!), abseiling and rock climbing, swimming in gorges, and hiking. Although I didn’t enjoy the hiking as much as the other activities, it was still a great experience, which I will probably never get to do again. One of my favourite things to do was the swimming, even though the water was ice cold. I normally swim in swimming pools rather than natural bodies of water, and I found it really fun to jump off the rocks, it was also a great way to cool off, after the hike in to the gorge. Each night, we cooked our dinner with our cooking group on the Trangias. This was a great way to show leadership and responsibility, because we had to bring the Trangia with us and carry the food round as a group. Even though I struggled on the rock climbing, due to an injury, I still enjoyed challenging myself, and pushing myself beyond my comfort zone. On the night we were in 4-Ways campsite, we played some games after dinner, which I really enjoyed. It was a great way to unwind from the long day and have fun with my group mates, and learn a little more about them. During the week, we had different positions where we could show leadership; cooking, hygiene, environment, and leadership groups. In these positions, we had to instruct the group and lead the group in those specific areas. In cooking group, had to find a spot to cook and eat and put the methane spirits bottles at least 3 metres away from the flames. They also had to tell the group what food we needed. The hygiene group set up the portable hand wash and the ‘toilet’ when we were camping in the gorge. The environment group, made sure everyone was wearing sunscreen and was drinking enough water during the day, as well as wearing hats. They also carried the shelter with them, for if it was need. The leadership group, was the voice for the group and told us what we were doing that day and held group meetings for extra things we might want to do. Although, decisions about times, like what time to get up and leave for activities, were made as a group. I first started in the hygiene group and went through the different positions during the week. I did enjoy all the positions, as they gave me a perspective of the different types of leadership and the different ways you could be a leader. Overall, I feel camp gave me valuable lessons in leadership and experiences I will remember for life.