A Camping Experience

I couldn’t 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 couldn’t sleep so ended up chatting quietly in our
tents till wee hours of the morning. We went home the next morning, tired but
happy