Sundaystills: color orange

Orange for important signs.

An adventure to the Goldie Bush & Mokoroa Falls at the Waitakere's in West Auckland.











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I went with my friends in school for their "Walkie Talkie " tramp as we hiked a loop walk through regenerating forest and up Mokoroa Stream. We saw spectacular double waterfalls, natural swimming pools, stream-walking adventure, and a wide variety of flora.

It was welcome to The Lost World: Jurassic Park. For it was in New Zealand that this movie was made. Once inside the track, you see little orange triangles to show you the way. Deviate from the route, you may be lost and even death.

It was the hardest thing I have ever done. We started from school at 9.30am, drove to the entrance after half and hour. We didn't get back to the car until 2.15pm. It was mainly because I was a newbie and had a hard time catching up. It involved a lot of team support and leadership. It was even harder than when I ran the quarter marathon. When I was climbing what seemed to be a zillion steps, I wanted to give up. But K was a good leader and told me to rest and catch my breath. At times when I had to climb up rocks or down a bank, she helped me. My orange sign of "Thank you" is for all of them.

After an arduous adventure, there is satisfaction of achievement. I joked with the water engineer, because I went on my own volition, I have no one to blame for my scraped knee and sore muscles. But if it was organised by him or his friends, he will never hear the end of me complaining.

Go on to my other blog, and you will LOl when I am planning with the water engineer another adventure.
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