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Red Indian Adventure Camp - 2nd Group

Saturday morning was the start of our Macau adventure. This time as promised, we took the kids who had not been able to join us on previous Macau camps. We all met at the Shun Tak Ferry terminal for our 8.05am ferry. Despite some of us still being half asleep, our excitement and anticipation was electric.

We cleared immigration in Macau, and set out for some serious sightseeing. Our first stop was the Tai Pa House Museum, here we found a group of lovely old villas whose construction dates back to the 1920's.

Unfortunately soon after arriving, heavy rain set in - yet AGAIN! This seems to be the story of all our Camp Quality camps! So we couldn't spend as much time in this charming little area, as we would have liked.

Next stop was lunch at the Dumbo Portuguese restaurant where we all tasted Portuguese cuisine. It was then off to the Maritime Museum. Dedicated to the sea, this museum is aptly housed in a building that is in the form of a sailing ship anchored in the waters of the inner harbour. One of the sections exhibits technical navigation instruments and enables visitors to play with various instruments. The kids had a fun time playing with various control buttons.

We then moved to the Ruins of St. Paul and walked around Senado Square. However, like last time, we found that they were far more interested in SHOPPING for local edible souvenirs than sightseeing!

It was then time to start our "Red Indian Adventure", so we headed to our campsite at the Mandarin Oriental Macau! Unfortunately all outdoor activities had to be postponed due to the heavy rain. It was rather disappointing in the beginning but we made up for lost time the next day, read on!!

After a brief and friendly welcome by hotel staff, the Camp Quality group was split into two groups. Lourence, the Mandarin's Learning Centre Supervisor and his team played various team-building exercises with the older campers while the younger ones did some arts and crafts.

Next on the agenda of fun was to prepare for our Red Indian Adventure camp theme. All the kids dressed up in Indian headdresses and face paint and entered the Red Indian campsite with real Indian teepees. Unfortunately, we weren't able to allow the braver kids to sleep outside in the Teepees as the ground was too wet!

DAY 2
Sunday started with bright sunshine!!! This enabled us to hold some of the activities that were postponed due to yesterday's rain. The kids were given the opportunity to go on the flying trapeze. For the kids who did learn to fly the trapeze, this was the highlight of their trip. Thank goodness for the sunshine as there would have been no flying in the rain.

After an exciting morning, we headed to Macau Tower. Here both campers and companions were treated to some exhilarating, fun-filled experiences. It was truly a "WOW 'n' HIGH" experience courtesy of A.J. Hackett and their wonderful team of staff. We were split into two groups.

The first group was taken to the Tower's outdoor plaza where they provided a series of nerve-jangling activities with an adrenaline factor ranging from 1-10. The activities were suitable for all ages and were wonderful for boosting the kid's self -esteem. For those afraid of heights, there was the motion simulator, bungy trampoline, iron walk and flying fox.

The second group went up the Tower. Macau Tower is the 10th tallest freestanding tower in the world. The 338-metre Tower anchors four public levels of outlets including a double height observation lounge and an outdoor observation deck. For many campers and companions, this was their first time here so they were all jumping with excitement to get their photos taken at the Tower. And if this wasn't enough to get raise excitement levels, we were enticed into experiencing the Skywalk X.

This saw the end of our weekend in Macau. We would like to thank all the staff at the Mandarin Oriental, Macau. Lourence you were so great once again! We would also like to thank all the staff at the Macau Tower, particularly Mr. Anthony Williams for giving us complimentary access to the tower once again, and to the AJ Hackett team for sponsoring all our activities at the Tower, especially to Mr Nick Boura. Thanks also to Ms Anna Hong, Deputy General Manager of Turbojet Shun Tak - China Travel Ship Management Limited for providing us with complimentary ferry tickets. Finally to anyone we've missed out, thank you so, so much for giving the kids a wonderful time once again!