Week 3: Pictures

(The beginning of a Journey)

            This picture above was taken from a location in Newfoundland known as "The Drook." This place marks the beginning of a four day, three night hike that totaled about sixty kilometers in one direction. The hike was completed with my Duke of Edinburgh group to finish the last part of the duke program known as the Gold Award. Upon completion of the Gold section each participant is awarded their gold pin from a member of the royal family. 

            The picture is of great significance to me because it was the beginning of the end. This program took me three years to complete and required a large portion of your time off of school to be dedicated to volunteer work, a skill, and hours on hours of physical recreation. This journey of sixty kilometers took blood, sweat and tears to complete and was the hardest task in my life to complete. This picture marks a chapter in my life that has been finished and well rewarded but shows only the beginning of the next chapter here in MUN.

(The Great outdoors) 

           

            The picture above is of the small wharf and small boat that is at the park where me and my family camp every summer. This park is so quite and serene, with nature around every corner. I look forward to camping here each summer. The beauty of a nice day as the sun sets along the pond can not be compared to anything else I have ever witnessed. I have went to this park for the past 6 years of my life to camp with friends and family and each summer gets better and better.

            This specific picture captures the essence of the park perfectly. There is not a ripple on the water, The trees are green and bursting with life, and there isn't a single thing out of place. This park has my most fondest memories as a child, from swimming in the sun, to fishing at sun down, and finishing off the night with a game of spotlight. Nothing else could compare to the amazing times i've had at this place and I hope those memories never leave me.