Camping Experience

I couldnt sleep the night before. I was just too excited. This was my first time on a
camping trip. I had packed my backpack 3 days ago. There was a list of things that
were required from everyone such as sleeping bags, torchlight, matches, Mars
Energy Bars and not forgetting mosquito repellants.
Around 8am the following day, we arrived in our school bus at the foothills of Gunung
Ledang which is famous for its many myths and also beautiful camping spots. There
were 20 of us. We were all in our school scouts team accompanied by two teachers
and our guide, an Orang Asli man called Adun. First we went to register ourselves at
the rangers office before starting our hike.
It was a wonderful, cool morning. Adun pointed out to us various types of edible wild
plants and told us to 'respect the jungle' by not littering or thinking bad thoughts. 2
hours later we reached a waterfall. It was a perfect spot to set up our tents. By the
time we finished setting up the tents, it was lunch time. Adun showed us how to
gather firewood and lit up a fire. He made a makeshift stand over the fire and hung a
pot of icy water from the waterfall to boil. While waiting to cook rice, our teachers
said we could all go for a quick swim in the waterfall. We had so much fun together!
After a simple of rice and sardines, we rested for a while. In the evening, our
teachers took us exploring around the area and gather more firewood before
nightfall.
At night, after dinner, we lit a big fire and sat around it. Our teachers talked about
jungle survival tips and later we played games. Then Adun told us a few mystical
stories about Gunung Ledang. Some were scary and a few of us kept looking behind
our backs at the dark jungle. By 10pm our teachers asked us to go to sleep. Some of
us couldnt sleep so ended up chatting quietly in our tents till wee hours of the
morning. We went home the next morning, tired but happy.