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Personal Narrative-Cabin Twenty-Two On Catalina Island
I woke up on one of the top bunks in cabin twenty-two on Catalina Island at the Fox Landing. The other seven 6th grade girls in my group and our chaperone were still asleep.I was also still halfway asleep,but I put on my glasses, and sat up. One by one the others seven girls and our chaperone woke up. My chaperone behested that we wear our swimsuits, so we all got dressed in them . We also put shorts and a T-shirt on top of our swimsuits, so that we weren’t cold.
Later that morning, in the sunlit dining hall, breakfast was being severed. My group sat at the table we sat at the night before. As I started to eat my tater-tots , the events from yesterday filled my mind. My group went snorkeling, both day and night, I could still feel the cold water soak my wetsuit. I remembered that Mr. Lacey, our principal, announced that the school would be leaving today because of a storm. I was disappointed because I payed for three days instead of two,but at least I was having fun.
After an impeccable breakfast, my group’s instructor, Dan, taught us about fish. I even got to pet a shark!! We went tide pooling and caught a lot of crabs. Afterwards, my group went to lunch.
As all the groups stomachs wailed for lunch to be ready,Christena, one of the camps activity
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We put on footies still wet from tide pooling,and life jackets, so if the kayak lips over then we won't drown. Then we got our oars. We were partnered up boy,girl. Dan taught us how to maneuver the kayak,a few peoples’ oars bumped into each other. Then my partner and I grabbed a green kayak, and bided until everyone else was in the water. Then, Dan schlepped our kayak to the shore, and told us to get in.I was shaking from all of the excitement. My partner got into the front, I went into the back. Then the waves started to get bigger and bigger and bigger , then finally, Dan pushed our kayak into the waves and we were off!! I was so excited I almost forgot to

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