A few weeks ago, I joined in a camping trip at Pitt Lake. I spent three days and two nights there.
It was a new experience for me, so I was both nervous and excited at first. Luckily, the weather was beautiful, so we got off to a good start. As there were so many campers – including both coaches and students – we had one big canoe (独木舟) and one smaller canoe. I chose to be in the smaller canoe with my friend Mitra, but we soon found that this was not a wise choice. In order to keep up with the bigger canoe, all of us had to paddle (划桨) hard. My arms quickly became sore and my hands became numb (麻木的). To take our minds off the pain, Mitra and I played "20 Questions" while paddling. In this game, one person thinks of an object and the other person asks 20 questions to work out what the object is. We had a good laugh before we finally arrived at the campsite.
We started a campfire soon after we arrived. At night, we got together around the fire, enjoying food and listening to scary stories. Some of the other campers put their wet shoes and socks beside the fire to dry. However, because of the wind, one pair of socks almost caught fire. Everyone panicked (惊慌) – one person got so scared that he fell out of his folding chair. Everyone thought it was pretty funny!
The time flew quickly. Soon, it was time to go back. We didn't want to leave and agreed that we would hang out together again sometime soon.
