Okkie Jooste Camp

Waking up early Saturday morning to make the 9:30am bus was not the best feeling considering it was varsity holiday. Jonkershoek was certainly not first on my list for the holidays but i sucked it up and encouraged myself to enjoy it regardless. With the enthusiasm finally in the air and smiles all-round I saw my friends with bigger bags than me, causing me to smile evens bigger because the thought of me over-packing was glued into my mind. Getting onto the bus was not as easy as it seemed, yep you guessed it we got yet another lecture about how we aren't representing UWC correctly because two people overslept. This was a definitely killing the vibe of everyone until Riaaz started playing trance music. Forcing the back of the bus to start stomping like we were on a dance floor, this definitely made the bus ride quicker than expected and more fun. The "selfies" and laughter was then at a all high, because all I saw where white lights and yellow teeth lol

Finally arriving at Okkie Jooste which was 9km away from Stellenbosch. This camp site was absolutely beautiful, with green grass, amazing views and a clear water pool to dive in on a hot day.
I initially thought the camp will be boring and forcing education down our throats but it was the complete opposite. We had loads of free time! Allowing some of the boys to enjoy a game of rugby until we had an introduction to Jonkershoek and the camp site itself. This was just merely a hour, meaning more free time for us as UWC students to go swimming. The dives were going until you actually felt the water,instantly causing you to get out and dry yourself because of the extremely cold water. Later that day supper was served and it was really good I honestly enjoyed the curry and was fully satisfied with all foods served on the weekend. Night came and the strobes was flashing, did someone say party? A party was held for Zaida because it was her birthday the day before. The Sunday Red Team had to make lunch by braaing loads of chicken and sausage for the entire camp.  The Monday Red team was called because we had to set mammal traps in order to catch small rodents etc. To be honest I thought I was going to catch absolutely nothing besides a cold at night. The mountain of Jonkershoek was then waiting for us and the trails were calling our names.Arriving on top of the mountain, we came across a beautiful view of the grassland of Jonkershoek and we continued to a shady area where we took a break from the heat.

The Monday night was not the best night for me because I was feeling terribly sick but I still kept a smile on my face because I was enjoying myself on the camp and knowing Tuesday was the next day I was extremely happy not because i didn't want to be there but i was missing warm water and my own toilet :). All in all I have enjoy the camp and spending and bonding with different people such as pupils and lecturers.