Thoughts from the hike!

While we're out on hike, a journal comes along with us. The journal is part of recording the experience, and here are some thoughts that have been recorded out in the wilderness over the nine-day expedition..

Dear Mum,

I just wanna say sorry for the shit I put you through I take everything you do for me for granted and now that I’ve actually had thinking time I’ve realised that. I love you with all my heart and I hope you know that. You mean more that life to me and I swear I am going to try my hardest to make things better at home for all of us. I love you mum,

Love Brooke

Day Eight

it’s a day before we exit this bush back into civilisation. I’ve been a part of this camp for the last seven days. I’ve been a witness of bitchiness and an eye of a damp one, dragged through the rain and smiled through the sun. met new people and experienced a new setting. Pushed to the limits and accomplished a life change. Sat silent through hard times and learnt through viewing. Smiled with others and been a shoulder for wet eyes. Seen pain through people’s lives and compared it to mine. Saw denial but watched it be accepted in time. Everything happens for a reason, you just gotta keep standing strong. I’ve learnt lessons and kept them for the future. This camp’s hard, but the end results worth it.

Rhianne

Mum…

You know how you said this’ll be good for me? Well, the first few days I wanted to slap you for making me think that was true but now not so much.

I’ve been thinking a frickin’ lot over the few days that I’ve been here, with the girls and all… I feel like dirt for the way I’ve been treating you, not just you but the whole family. You do everything for me and I act like it’s never enough and when you say no it’s like RAGE! Well, I’m sorry.

I’ll try my hardest to change the way I treat you and the others. Having those godforsaken backpacks on our backs while hiking through bush and sand just, it frickin drains me. I sat down on the second day and refused to move so they left me there and you know how I’m really stubborn and shit, well I didn’t move for about an hour. It was really cold and my joints had stiffened up to the point I could hardly stand. I keep going, I keep myself going by thinking about how I’m gonna make yah buy me KFC, lol also by talking shit and mostly by playing out scenarios in my head

I seriously am going to change my attitude and how I am at home. You do all the house work and I kick up a fuss when you ask me to do the littlest things so year!! I seriously miss you like I miss Samson and I still cry about him.

Anywhos.. I really miss you

Love from Cassie-Anne