Movement is the moving of people, products, information and ideas from one place to another. You can use movement to describe places as well, and in this case I will incorporate movement into Cardigan. I could use movement to describe all three days at Cardigan but I will only be describing day one today.
Morning (preparing)
The morning we were leaving for Cardigan was either an exciting or scary one, depending on how much you liked to hike. In my case it was very exciting, mostly because I finally got to leave school for a cool field trip but also because I got to go hiking. To make sure we all got to Cartigan on time we took a bus with all of us on. This bus could also be an example of movement. This is true because the bus is moving people (us), ideas (we had ideas of what groups we would be in) and products (what we were wearing and bring to Cartigan). Once we got there we were collecte by all of the counselors and brought over to the field. Leaving all of our luggage by Mr. Woolners car. At the field we started of by playing a couple games. After the games we were collected once again, we were told to sit down and listen for our names. Whichever counselor called our name would be our leader for the following two days. Laura called my name, and we immediately collected our group and met at a big rock in the front yard. We eventually named this rock "big bird rock" and started meeting there every morning and night. With a meeting spot next we needed a name, some suggested "the sneaky snakes" while others wanted "the big birds." In order to make everyone happy we decided to be the "sneaky big birds."
Evening (hiking)
After a lot of chit-chat we started to hike, but as we approached the woods I spotted the perfect walking stick. This stick had been pre shaved where you were supposed to put your hands, and a flattened bottom to ensure no one would be poked. As we hiked and hiked we stopped along the way to look at beauty moments, and to sketch every possible thing. The only topic that we talked about that was interesting was the beech trees and nuts. I thought that it was cool that there were nuts in the wild that are safe to eat (I ate some). I personally think the best part of day one was the time we spent at the streams. I enjoyed the streams so much because we had freedom to do whatever we wanted. In my case I could lift up rocks and look for salamanders (I caught 26). Streams and rivers are not only the homes to some salamanders but there are also an example of movement. Streams and rivers can be considered movement because they are moving people all across the world, people can ride in kayaks, canoes, boats, and even airboats. These people can have all sorts of products that come with them, and they can pass ideas on to others. After leaving the streams, we headed back, playing all sorts and games along the way, but I will always remember the time we called chickadees in just by making calls.
Night (settling down)
We settled down in our bunks and got to to rest for a little while before the night hike. To make sure we had enough energy for tonight's hike and tomorrows we had tacos for dinner. Thinking I would like the meat I took a large portion of it, this decision came back to bike me in the butt once I realized how much ORT I had. My table shamed me as for I had produced about one third of that night's ORT. This night hike is exactly what it sounds like, we met at big bird rock and went for a little hike in the dark. While others were scared of the dark I was completely fine. We played a game about how an owl hears, and they Luara told us a story about a pirate and how he could see in the dark. Following the night hike Mr. Woolner gathered us all up and read two stories, one very long and the other short. Finally, after a hard day of hiking we settled in for the night. If we got into bed in time we received a couple pieces of candy as a reward.
